Photothermal modulated dielectric elastomer actuator for resilient soft robots

• Main Authors: Tan, Matthew Wei Ming, Bark, Hyunwoo, Thangavel, Gurunathan, Gong, Xuefei, Lee, Pooi See
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Liquid; Nanocomposite
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168651
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Soft robots need to be resilient to extend their operation under unpredictable environments. While utilizing elastomers that are tough and healable is promising to achieve this, mechanical enhancements often lead to higher stiffness that deteriorates actuation strains. This work introduces liquid me...