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 …

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 …

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 …

We propose a 4D-printing process for soft actuators. 4D-printing system can print out not
only a 3-dimensional object but also deformations in the printed structure simultaneously. In …

Soft actuators have been studied actively by many research groups for practical application
of artificial muscles. Among them, magnetic soft actuators have been expected to play an …

An array of pulse-driven magnetostatic micro-actuators with 2 mm pitch is proposed for
highly deformable active surfaces. A wide range of applications can benefit from such …

This paper reports a magnetic actuator using interaction between micro magnetic elements.
It was already reported that the present actuator can work even if the structure was …

We used double-network-gel (DN-gel) to develop a new magnetic gel. Agar and
Polyacrylamide gels were selected to prepare Agar/PAAm DN-gel. We dispersed magnetic …

This paper reports a fine magnetic patterning process for a gel sheet. Recently, tough gel
materials have been developed which are known as double-network gels (DN-gels) …