Due to the inherent rigidity of hard materials, the adaptability and flexibility of traditional
robots are limited. Recently, soft robots became one of the most attractive areas. The …

Future robots and intelligent systems will autonomously navigate in unstructured
environments and closely collaborate with humans; integrated with our bodies and minds …

Dielectric elastomers (DEs) can act as deformable capacitors that generate mechanical work
in response to an electric field. DEs are often based on commercial acrylic and silicone …

Existing soft actuators have persistent challenges that restrain the potential of soft robotics,
highlighting a need for soft transducers that are powerful, high-speed, efficient, and robust …

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

Certain polymers can be excited by electric, chemical, pneumatic, optical, or magnetic field
to change their shape or size. For convenience and practical actuation, using electrical …

Stiffness is a mechanical property of vital importance to any material system and is typically
considered a static quantity. Recent work, however, has shown that novel materials with …

A morphing aircraft continuously adjusts its wing geometry to achieve optimal flight
characteristics for a wide range of flight conditions. Research on morphing aircraft has …

Current designs of powered prosthetic limbs are limited by the nearly exclusive use of DC
motor technology. Soft actuators promise new design freedom to create prosthetic limbs …

In this work, polyphenolic extract from walnut green husks (denoted as walnut polyphenols),
which is an abundant agroindustrial residue/waste, was used to modify barium titanate (BT) …