Recent progress in artificial muscles for interactive soft robotics
Artificial muscles are the core components of the smart and interactive soft robotic systems,
providing the capabilities in shape morphing, manipulation, and mobility. Intense research …
providing the capabilities in shape morphing, manipulation, and mobility. Intense research …
25th anniversary article: a soft future: from robots and sensor skin to energy harvesters
Scientists are exploring elastic and soft forms of robots, electronic skin and energy
harvesters, dreaming to mimic nature and to enable novel applications in wide fields, from …
harvesters, dreaming to mimic nature and to enable novel applications in wide fields, from …
Recent advances in ionic polymer–metal composite actuators and their modeling and applications
This paper presents a comprehensive review of ionic polymer–metal composite (IPMC)
actuators. Recently, strong emphasis has been put on investigating various ionic polymer …
actuators. Recently, strong emphasis has been put on investigating various ionic polymer …
Electroactive polymers for sensing
Electromechanical coupling in electroactive polymers (EAPs) has been widely applied for
actuation and is also being increasingly investigated for sensing chemical and mechanical …
actuation and is also being increasingly investigated for sensing chemical and mechanical …
Electro-ribbon actuators and electro-origami robots
Origami has inspired novel solutions across myriad fields from DNA synthesis to robotics.
Even wider impact can be achieved by active origami, which can move and change shape …
Even wider impact can be achieved by active origami, which can move and change shape …
A review on IPMC material as actuators and sensors: fabrications, characteristics and applications
In this paper we present a comprehensive review of ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC)
covering fundamentals of IPMC; from fabrication processes to control and applications …
covering fundamentals of IPMC; from fabrication processes to control and applications …
Morphing in nature and beyond: a review of natural and synthetic shape-changing materials and mechanisms
Shape-changing materials open an entirely new solution space for a wide range of
disciplines: from architecture that responds to the environment and medical devices that …
disciplines: from architecture that responds to the environment and medical devices that …
Energy harvesting from human motion: materials and techniques
F Invernizzi, S Dulio, M Patrini, G Guizzetti… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Energy harvesting from human motion is a research field under rapid development. In this
tutorial review we address the main physical and physico-chemical processes which can …
tutorial review we address the main physical and physico-chemical processes which can …
[HTML][HTML] Progress and prospective of electrochemical actuator materials
Q Deng, H Jia, C An, S Wu, S Zhao, N Hu - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
Similar to biological muscles, electrochemical actuators can function as artificial muscles by
directly converting an external stimulus in the form of electrical or chemical energy into a …
directly converting an external stimulus in the form of electrical or chemical energy into a …
A multiple-shape memory polymer-metal composite actuator capable of programmable control, creating complex 3D motion of bending, twisting, and oscillation
Abstract Development of biomimetic actuators has been an essential motivation in the study
of smart materials. However, few materials are capable of controlling complex twisting and …
of smart materials. However, few materials are capable of controlling complex twisting and …