Soft Actuators and their Fabrication for Bio-Inspired Mobile Robots

• Main Authors: Heng, Kim-Rui, Lau, Gih-Keong, Low, Sze-Shien, Chin, Yao-Wei
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Dielectric elastomer actuator; Soft robot
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84404; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41745
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEA), which are capable of muscle-like actuation, have potential to drive insect-inspired flapping-wing robotfly. There have yet been successfully used to drive flapping wings due to various limitations. This paper revisits their use and integration in a thoracic mech...