Soft manipulator is a kind of special manipulator that uses soft material or flexible structure to
perform manipulation task under the specific drive mode inspired by the soft tissue. It is …

In the past decade, the development of theory has deeply revealed the electromechanical
coupling deformation mechanism of dielectric elastomer (DE). Many theoretical predictions …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are soft, electrically powered actuators that have no
discrete moving parts, yet can exhibit large strains (10%–50%) and moderate stress (∼ 100 …

The actions of human hands and animal's feet provide the inspiration for many robotic
actuators and devices. Of these actions, one of the most basic is gripping different objects …

The integration of soft, stimuli‐responsive materials in robotic systems is a promising
approach to introduce dexterous and delicate manipulation of objects. Electrical control of …

Abstract Concepts that draw inspiration from soft biological tissues have enabled significant
advances in creating artificial materials for a range of applications, such as dry adhesives …

Dielectric elastomers are capable of large voltage-induced deformation, but achieving such
large deformation in practice has been a major challenge due to electromechanical …

Debris in space presents an ever-increasing problem for spacecraft in Earth orbit. As a step
in the mitigation of this issue, the CleanSpace One (CSO) microsatellite has been proposed …

We review recent progress in miniaturized dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs), sensors,
and energy harvesters. We focus primarily on configurations where the large strain, high …

Widely used as insulators, capacitors, and transducers in daily life, soft dielectrics based on
polymers and polymeric gels play important roles in modern electrified society. Owning to …