A soft microrobot with highly deformable 3D actuators for climbing and transitioning complex surfaces

W Pang, S Xu, J Wu, R Bo, T **, Y **ao, Z Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - pnas.org
The climbing microrobots have attracted growing attention due to their promising
applications in exploration and monitoring of complex, unstructured environments. Soft …

Low‐voltage soft actuators for interactive human–machine interfaces

S Chen, MWM Tan, X Gong… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soft electrical actuators driven by low voltages are promising for interactive human–machine
interfaces (iHMI) applications including executing orders to complete various tasks and …

[HTML][HTML] Development of electrostatic microactuators: 5-year progress in modeling, design, and applications

I Morkvenaite-Vilkonciene, V Bucinskas… - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The implementation of electrostatic microactuators is one of the most popular technical
solutions in the field of micropositioning due to their versatility and variety of possible …

Bio‐Mimic, Fast‐Moving, and Flippable Soft Piezoelectric Robots

E Chen, Y Yang, M Li, B Li, G Liu, W Mu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cheetahs achieve high‐speed movement and unique athletic gaits through the contraction
and expansion of their limbs during the gallop. However, few soft robots can mimic their …

Thin‐film‐shaped flexible actuators

W Pang, S Xu, L Liu, R Bo… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Human‐like and creature‐like systems are one of the most representative imaginary
blueprints of future robots. To fulfill this blueprint, the development of high‐performance …

Forward and backward control of an ultrafast millimeter-scale microrobot via vibration mode transition

X Yu, W Zhan, Z Liu, L Wei, W Shen, R Yun, J Leng… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The ability to move backward is crucial for millimeter-scale microrobots to navigate dead-
end tunnels that are too narrow to allow for turning maneuvers. In this study, we introduce a …

Single-electrode electrostatic repulsion phenomenon for remote actuation and manipulation

W Tang, D Yan, K Qin, X Guo, Y Zhong, H Xu, H Yang… - Research, 2024 - spj.science.org
One of the fundamental principles of electrostatics is that an uncharged object will be
attracted to a charged object through electrostatic induction as the two approaches one …

A robust, low-voltage driven millirobot based on transparent ferroelectric crystals

X Gao, L Qiao, C Qiu, T Wang, L Zhang, J Liu… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Low driving voltage is important for miniaturization and untethered service of millirobots
made of piezoelectric materials. In this research, we designed a bio-inspired bimorph …

A study on improved methods in Micro-electromechanical systems technology

JA Khatokar, N Vinay, AS Bale, MA Nayana… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
This current review describes the various micro fabrication techniques, the reliability view of
various processes and the various problems that are caused during these processes. This …

A lightweight flexible semi-cylindrical valve for seamless integration in soft robots based on the giant electrorheological fluid

T Huang, D Xu, H Zhang, O Bai, A Aravelli… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Complete compliance of soft robots is a trending research topic. One significant aspect is the
control element. In the current work, a flexible electro-rheological (ER) valve development is …