The authors have proposed a fabrication process of" 4D printer" for magnetic soft actuators.
In this paper, we applied this 4D printer to bio-mimic field and show some examples using a …

In this paper, a biomimetic microstructure related to cilia, which are effective fluidic and
conveying systems in nature, is described. Authors have already reported that a magnetic …

In this paper, we describe the development of magnetically actuated artificial cilia. Natural
cilia are a highly efficient device that produces flow under a small-Reynolds-number state …

Recently, many studies on bio-mimic soft robots have been reported. Among living
organisms, the locomotion of soft-bodied creatures, such as snails, worms and nematodes …

In this paper, we developed a new 3D-printing system for magnetic elastomer, and
demonstrated to fabricate artificial cilia. Natural cilia are hair-like organ found in nature. They …

Artificial cilia actuated by an applied magnetic field have been developed. In our previous
report, we demonstrated actuated cilia of a few millimeters scale, which were fabricated by …

Recently, many researches on biomimetics have been reported, in which soft motions of
natural creatures have also been targeted. Among them, cilia are attracting natural soft …

In this paper, we report on a new system of three-dimensional (3D) printing for a magnetic
elastomer that contains magnetic particles. Not only can we fabricate a three-dimensional …

Soft robotics has become an attractive research topic with the recent development of soft
actuators. Herein, we propose a deformable soft actuator with large volumetric changes. The …

Pillar arrays have been extensively used in science and engineering, with major
applications at the micro or nano scale, requiring a control technique that can operate in a …