Programmable Morphing Hydrogels for Soft Actuators and Robots: From Structure Designs to Active Functions.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00046
Abstract: ConspectusNature provides abundant inspiration and elegant paradigms for the development of smart materials that can actuate, morph, and move on demand. One remarkable capacity of living organisms is to adapt their shapes or positions in… read more here.
Keywords: actuators robots; structure designs; hydrogels soft; morphing hydrogels ... See more keywords
An Overview of Shape Memory Alloy-Coupled Actuators and Robots.
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DOI: 10.1089/soro.2016.0008
Abstract: The one-dimensional deformation of shape memory alloy (SMA) wires and springs can be implemented into different types of functional structures with three-dimensional deformations. These structures can be classified based on the type of structure and… read more here.
Keywords: actuators robots; different types; shape memory; memory alloy ... See more keywords