Nature Nanotechnology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 19(2), P. 219 - 225
Published: Oct. 16, 2023
Language: Английский
Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1(4), P. 218 - 233
Published: March 18, 2024
Language: Английский
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International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(6), P. 1661 - 1710
Published: July 13, 2023
Abstract Soft actuators have brought significant advancements to robotics, allowing robots perform a diverse range of tasks across various domains. However, the increased use soft has resulted in negative environmental impacts, including material consumption, waste generation, and energy consumption. To address these challenges, research is increasingly focused on developing sustainable (SSAs) that can provide high performance while minimizing harm. This review article aims explore development manufacturing SSAs their potential reduce consumption promoting sustainability. The examines categories actuators, such as multi-responsive ones, shape-locking variants, biological water-responsive models, well implementation through multi-material printing and, 3D 4D techniques. also highlights applications SSAs, manufacturing, human–machine interaction, locomotion, manipulation. Furthermore, explores methods for reducing using recycled materials eco-friendly processes circular economy. Finally, study provides comprehensive analysis steer evolution robotics towards more future
Language: Английский
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ACS Nano, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 17(18), P. 17920 - 17930
Published: Sept. 5, 2023
Autonomous object manipulation and perception with environmental factor-triggered self-powered actuation is one of the most attractive directions for developing next-generation soft robotics a smart human-machine-environment interface. Humidity, as sustainable energy source ubiquitous in surrounding environment, can be used triggering grippers. In this work, it proposed that by contacts between gripper objects upon humidity-induced actuation, real-time distinguishable triboelectric signals generated to realize humidity-driven identification. Herein, thermo-modified electrospun polyvinylpyrrolidone/poly(acrylic acid)/MIL-88A (T-PPM) nanofibrous film micro-to-nano cross-scale porosity developed, bilayer humidity-responsive actuator (T-HRA) was designed, mimicking tamariskoid spikemoss enhance actuation. The breathing effect MIL-88A hierarchical porous structure T-PPM facilitate moisture diffusion offer huge (2.41 cm-1) fast response (0.084 cm-1 s-1). For autonomous perception, verified tribo-positive material located paper silk. Accordingly, T-HRA demonstrated generates different electric signal contact material. This work proposes concept robots are interactive environment both information acquisition.
Language: Английский
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Chemistry - A European Journal, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 29(38)
Published: May 2, 2023
Abstract Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are active soft matter‐based materials with strong stimulus responsiveness and reversible, large‐shape morphing capabilities. LCEs have demonstrated broad growing applications in robotics, wearable devices, artificial muscles, optical machines. The actuation intelligence advanced functionality of depend on the smartness properties structures. In this review, we discuss recent advances structure‐induced LCEs, specifically integration structural alignment processing LCEs. design principles for three categories consisting common structures (film, fiber, tubule), smart (origami, kirigami, mechanical metamaterial, topology, topography), complex (monolithic integrated) presented. Various controls including mechanical, surface, field‐assisted, shear alignment, capable inducing properties. coupling collaboration mechanisms LCE generated functions discussed. review concludes perspectives current challenges emerging opportunities.
Language: Английский
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Biogeotechnics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1(3), P. 100025 - 100025
Published: July 7, 2023
As urbanization progresses, the demand for high-rise buildings and underground spaces is growing, need firm geotechnical construction materials, efficient excavation methods, accurate testing instruments, innovative engineering theories technologies increasing. By investigating phenomena of strengthening toughening in nature, hydrophobic ice-phobic, friction anisotropy drilling as well excavation, etc, researchers have found that organisms distinctive external morphology organization. imitating morphology, structural characteristics or movement mechanism organisms, novel ideas, new principles, can be provided innovation sustainable development engineering. This paper mainly expounds on bio-inspired application from three perspectives: geo-materials, components, & equipment, lists typical cases. In conclusion, this presents a summary prospects engineering, offering fundamental insights future research.
Language: Английский
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Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 34(35)
Published: Aug. 22, 2023
Abstract Soft robotics, an emerging field that focuses on the development of robots utilizing soft, flexible, and deformable materials, is revolutionizing traditional robotics (reliant rigid materials motors) broadening its range applications potential uses. In addition, by emulating structure, function, characteristics biological systems, bioinspired are facilitating significant progress in a diverse array soft robotic applications. This review offers overview employed exploring their applications, challenges, future research directions. For intuitive understanding, based primary abilities required habitats (terrestrial, aquatic, aerial) animals plants they mimic categorized. Furthermore, real‐world developed everyday human life presented. The novel category classification comprehensive analysis presented this provide insights into systems with to transform various industries enhance quality life.
Language: Английский
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Advanced Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(18)
Published: March 6, 2024
Abstract Plants can autonomously adjust their growth direction based on the gravitropic response to maximize energy acquisition, despite lacking nerves and muscles. Endowing soft robots with gravitropism may facilitate development of self‐regulating systems free electronics, but remains elusive. Herein, acceleration‐regulated actuators are described that respond gravitational field by leveraging unique fluidity liquid metal in its self‐limiting oxide skin. The actuator is obtained magnetic printing fluidic heater circuit a thermoresponsive crystal elastomer. Joule heat gravity‐regulated resistance be programmed changing actuator's pose induce flow metal. bending degree dynamic interaction between thermomechanical gravity. A gravity‐interactive gripper also created controllable grasping releasing rotating actuator. Moreover, it demonstrated self‐regulated oscillation motion achieved interfacing monostable tape spring, allowing electronics‐free control bionic walker. This work paves avenue for metal‐based reconfigurable electronics perceive gravity or acceleration.
Language: Английский
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Matter, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(9), P. 3036 - 3052
Published: May 15, 2024
Language: Английский
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Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 36(33)
Published: June 26, 2024
Soft robots adapt to complex environments for autonomous locomotion, manipulation, and perception are attractive robot-environment interactions. Strategies reconcile environment-triggered actuation self-powered sensing responses different stimuli remain challenging. By tuning the in situ vapor phase solvent exchange effect continuous electrospinning, an asymmetric highly-aligned all-fiber membrane (HAFM) with a hierarchical "grape-like" nanosphere-assembled microfiber structure (specific surface area of 13.6 m
Language: Английский
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Gondwana Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 130, P. 1 - 17
Published: Jan. 19, 2024
Language: Английский
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