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Soft linear electroactive polymer actuators based on polypyrrole

, 2015
There is a growing demand for human-friendly robots that can interact and work closely with humans. Such robots need to be compliant, lightweight and equipped with silent and soft actuators.
Jager, Edwin, Alexandre Khaldi, Ali Maziz, Jager, Edwin,, Nils-Krister Persson, Edwin W. H. Jager, Khaldi, Alexandre, Persson, Nils-Krister, Maziz, Ali,, Persson, Nils-Krister,, Maziz, Ali, Khaldi, Alexandre,   +11 more
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Large‐Area 2D Metasurface‐Based Triboelectric E‐Skin Arrays: Contact & Proximity Tactile Mapping with Broadband Acoustic Readouts

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Metasurface‐engineered NC‐TENG arrays integrate tactile pressure mapping, non‐contact gesture sensing, and acoustic signal readouts in one ultrathin module, and outperforms pristine PDMS in terms of electrical output and real‐time spatial mapping for next‐gen wearables.
Injamamul Arief, Swagato Sarkar, Anik Kumar Ghosh, Osvalds Verners, Kamal Kumar Meena, Su‐Hyeong Lee, Soosang Chae, Tobias A. F. König, Beate Krause, Andreas Fery, Mehmet Sait Özer, Anindya Nag, Amit Das   +12 more
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Design optimization of permanent magnet actuators. [PDF]

, 1992
This study describes the design optimization of permanent actuators, of both rotary and linear topologies. Parameter scanning, constrained single and multi-criterion optimization techniques are developed, with due emphasis on the efficient ...
Widdowson, G P
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Geometric confined pneumatic soft-rigid hybrid actuators

, 2020
In this work, we propose a new kind of soft-rigid hybrid actuator composed mainly of soft chambers and rigid frames. Compared with the well-known fiber-reinforced soft actuators, the hybrid actuators are able to ensure the design of noncircular cross ...
Hong, Jun, Zhang, Jinhua, Li, Baotong, Zhang, John X.J., Wang, Jin, Wang, Michael Yu, Wang, Tao   +6 more
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Miniature Soft Robot With Magnetically Reprogrammable Surgical Functions

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Miniature soft robots have great prospects to revolutionize minimally invasive treatments. Here we present a miniature soft robot, which can be reprogrammed to perform five surgical functionalities with six‐degrees‐of‐freedom motions. This soft robot can prospectively make minimally invasive surgery considerably safer and painless, and enable ...
Chelsea Shan Xian Ng, Yu Xuan Yeoh, Nicholas Yong Wei Foo, Keerthana Radhakrishnan, Guo Zhan Lum   +4 more
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Quasi-Static Modeling Framework for Soft Bellow-Based Biomimetic Actuators

Biomimetics
Soft robots that incorporate elastomeric matrices and flexible materials have gained attention for their unique capabilities, surpassing those of rigid robots, with increased degrees of freedom and movement.
Kelvin HoLam Heung, Ting Lei, Kaixin Liang, Jiye Xu, Joonoh Seo, Heng Li   +5 more
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Neuromorphic Electronics for Intelligence Everywhere: Emerging Devices, Flexible Platforms, and Scalable System Architectures

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The perspective presents an integrated view of neuromorphic technologies, from device physics to real‐time applicability, while highlighting the necessity of full‐stack co‐optimization. By outlining practical hardware‐level strategies to exploit device behavior and mitigate non‐idealities, it shows pathways for building efficient, scalable, and ...
Kapil Bhardwaj, Roshni Satheesh Babu, Yuxin Xia, Eva Bestelink, Radu Sporea, Nikos Hastas, Ioannis Zeimpekis, Dimitra G. Georgiadou, Sayani Majumdar   +8 more
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High-performance liquid metal electromagnetic actuator fabricated by femtosecond laser

International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
Small-scale electromagnetic soft actuators are characterized by a fast response and simple control, holding prospects in the field of soft and miniaturized robotics.
Yiyu Chen, Hao Wu, Rui Li, Shaojun Jiang, Shuneng Zhou, Zehang Cui, Yuan Tao, Xinyuan Zheng, Qianqian Zhang, Jiawen Li, Guoqiang Li, Dong Wu, Jiaru Chu, Yanlei Hu   +13 more
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3D printed hydrogel soft actuators

, 2016
Fabricating responsive hydrogels via additive manufacturing is a growing research area. Hydrogel actuators generate mechanical motion due to external stimulus in a controlled manner. This paper presents an investigation on the current 3D printed hydrogel
Akif Kaynak, Kaynak, Akif, Abbas Z. Kouzani, Sui Yang Khoo, Ian Gibson, Zolfagharian, Ali, Gibson, Ian, Ali Zolfagharian, Khoo, Sui Yang, Kouzani, Abbas Z.   +9 more
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AI–Guided 4D Printing of Carnivorous Plants–Inspired Microneedles for Accelerated Wound Healing

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work presents an artificial intelligence (AI)‐guided 4D‐printed microneedle platform inspired by carnivorous plants for wound healing. A thermo‐responsive shape memory polymer enables body temperature–triggered self‐coiling for autonomous wound closure.
Hyun Lee, Moon‐Jo Kim, DongEung Kim, Chan Ho Moon, Seojoon Bang, Hyeong Seok Kang, Ju Yeong Gwon, Jong Hwa Seo, Junhyub Jeon, Junhyuk Son, Munwon Lim, Minho Kang, Dong Yun Lee, Donghyun Lim, Jung‐Hoon Park, Gi Doo Cha, Soo‐Hong Lee, Tae‐Sik Jang, Kisuk Yang, Yunho Jeong, Youngho Eom, Hyun‐Do Jung   +21 more
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