Bistable and multistable actuators for soft robots: Structures, materials, and functionalities
Snap‐through bistability is often observed in nature (eg, fast snapping to closure of Venus
flytrap) and the life (eg, bottle caps and hair clippers). Recently, harnessing bistability and …
flytrap) and the life (eg, bottle caps and hair clippers). Recently, harnessing bistability and …
Advances in 4D printing of liquid crystalline elastomers: materials, techniques, and applications
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are polymer networks exhibiting anisotropic liquid
crystallinity while maintaining elastomeric properties. Owing to diverse polymeric forms and …
crystallinity while maintaining elastomeric properties. Owing to diverse polymeric forms and …
Locally controllable magnetic soft actuators with reprogrammable contraction-derived motions
Reprogrammable magneto-responsive soft actuators capable of working in enclosed and
confined spaces and adapting functions under changing situations are highly demanded for …
confined spaces and adapting functions under changing situations are highly demanded for …
Pangolin-inspired untethered magnetic robot for on-demand biomedical heating applications
Untethered magnetic miniature soft robots capable of accessing hard-to-reach regions can
enable safe, disruptive, and minimally invasive medical procedures. However, the soft body …
enable safe, disruptive, and minimally invasive medical procedures. However, the soft body …
Design and build of small-scale magnetic soft-bodied robots with multimodal locomotion
Small-scale magnetic soft-bodied robots can be designed to operate based on different
locomotion modes to navigate and function inside unstructured, confined and varying …
locomotion modes to navigate and function inside unstructured, confined and varying …
[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of magneto-active smart materials for advanced actuators and soft robotics applications
In the contemporary era, novel manufacturing technologies like additive manufacturing (AM)
have revolutionized the different engineering sectors including biomedical, aerospace …
have revolutionized the different engineering sectors including biomedical, aerospace …
Magnetic arthropod millirobots fabricated by 3D‐printed hydrogels
Magnetically driven small‐scale soft robots are promising for applications in biomedicine,
due to their fast, programmable deformation, and remote, untethered actuation to …
due to their fast, programmable deformation, and remote, untethered actuation to …
Embedded shape morphing for morphologically adaptive robots
J Sun, E Lerner, B Tighe, C Middlemist… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Shape-morphing robots can change their morphology to fulfill different tasks in varying
environments, but existing shape-morphing capability is not embedded in a robot's body …
environments, but existing shape-morphing capability is not embedded in a robot's body …
Mimosa‐Inspired High‐Sensitive and Multi‐Responsive Starch Actuators
Artificial intelligent actuators are extensively explored for emerging applications such as soft
robots, human‐machine interfaces, and biomedical devices. However, intelligent actuating …
robots, human‐machine interfaces, and biomedical devices. However, intelligent actuating …
Magnetic soft robots: Design, actuation, and function
H Wang, Z Zhu, H Jin, R Wei, L Bi, W Zhang - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Driven by advances in soft material science, magnetic soft robots have recently attracted
significant attention owing to their remarkable reprogramming deformations under magnetic …
significant attention owing to their remarkable reprogramming deformations under magnetic …