Untethered magneto-thermal flexible actuators for soft robotics

• Main Authors: Keneth, Ela Sachyani, Lieberman, Rama, Pahima, Avishag, Varma, Vijaykumar B., Sharma, Vinay, Yuan, Chao, Ge, Qi, Ramanujan, Raju V., Magdassi, Shlomo
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Soft Actuators; Soft Robotics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173346
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Soft robots are devices that can perform delicate and sensitive movements. Such robots have flexible actuators activated by external triggers. Magnetic soft actuators, triggered by external magnetic fields, can be operated remotely and wirelessly. We present new materials and processes to fabricate...