Responsive materials possess the inherent capacity to autonomously sense and respond to
various external stimuli, demonstrating physical intelligence. Among the diverse array of …

Soft robots outperform the conventional robots on enhanced safety for human–machine
interaction, environmental adaptability, and continuous deformation. In this blooming area of …

Nature is a constant source of inspiration for materials scientists, fueling the dream of
mimicking life-like motion and tasks in untethered, man-made devices. Liquid crystalline …

Soft actuators based on liquid crystal polymer networks (LCNs) have emerged as an exciting
research topic due to many envisioned applications in areas such as soft robotics and self …

Liquid crystal polymer networks (LCNs) have a great potential in soft actuator technologies.
In contrast to other materials, LCNs offer a wide range of external stimuli which can trigger …

Abstract Liquid Crystal Elastomers (LCEs) are an exciting category of material that has
tremendous application potential across a variety of fields, owing to their unique properties …

Abstract 3D programmable materials are highly interesting and have a great potential to
enable smart robotic devices. Stimuli‐responsive liquid crystal polymer networks (LCNs) …

Pick‐and‐place operations for transporting objects precisely to a target position are a
prominent function of (soft‐) robotic systems. Therefore, there is great interest in industry to …

Soft actuators based on liquid crystal networks (LCNs) have aroused great scientific interest
for use as stimuli-controlled shape-changing and moving components for robotic devices …

Liquid crystals are the basis of a pervasive technology of the modern era. Yet, as the display
market becomes commoditized, researchers in industry, government and academia are …