Soft Robots: Fast‐Response, Stiffness‐Tunable Soft Actuator by Hybrid Multimaterial 3D Printing (Adv. Funct. Mater. 15/2019). (9th April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Yuan‐Fang; Zhang, Ningbin; Hingorani, Hardik; Ding, Ningyuan; Wang, Dong; Yuan, Chao; Zhang, Biao; Gu, Guoying; Ge, Qi
• Is Part Of: Advanced functional materials. Volume 29:Number 15(2019)
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• Publication Date: 2019-04-09
• Subjects: 3D printing -- fast‐response -- soft robots -- stiffness‐tunable; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201970098
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1616-301X

Abstract

Abstract : In article number1806698, Guoying Gu, Qi Ge, and co‐workers develop a paradigm to design and manufacture fast‐response, stiffness‐tunable (FRST) soft actuators via hybrid multimaterial 3D printing. The robotic gripper with three FRST actuators demonstrates a high load capacity and shape adaptivity by lifting objects with arbitrary shapes and various weights spanning from less than 10 g to 1.5 kg.