Materials for smart soft actuator systems
In contrast to conventional hard actuators, soft actuators offer many vivid advantages, such
as improved flexibility, adaptability, and reconfigurability, which are intrinsic to living …
as improved flexibility, adaptability, and reconfigurability, which are intrinsic to living …
Advances in high‐performance autonomous energy and self‐powered sensing textiles with novel 3D fabric structures
K Dong, X Peng, R Cheng, C Ning, Y Jiang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The seamless integration of emerging triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) technology with
traditional wearable textile materials has given birth to the next‐generation smart textiles, ie …
traditional wearable textile materials has given birth to the next‐generation smart textiles, ie …
Twisting for soft intelligent autonomous robot in unstructured environments
Soft robots that can harvest energy from environmental resources for autonomous
locomotion is highly desired; however, few are capable of adaptive navigation without …
locomotion is highly desired; however, few are capable of adaptive navigation without …
Towards enduring autonomous robots via embodied energy
Autonomous robots comprise actuation, energy, sensory and control systems built from
materials and structures that are not necessarily designed and integrated for …
materials and structures that are not necessarily designed and integrated for …
Bioinspired shape memory hydrogel artificial muscles driven by solvents
Y Cui, D Li, C Gong, C Chang - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Although hydrogels containing large amounts of water are similar to natural muscles, they
are a challenge to be used in artificial muscles because of their poor mechanical properties …
are a challenge to be used in artificial muscles because of their poor mechanical properties …
Artificial muscles: Mechanisms, applications, and challenges
SM Mirvakili, IW Hunter - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The area of artificial muscle is a highly interdisciplinary field of research that has evolved
rapidly in the last 30 years. Recent advances in nanomaterial fabrication and …
rapidly in the last 30 years. Recent advances in nanomaterial fabrication and …