Robotic Textiles: Smart Thermally Actuating Textiles (Adv. Mater. Technol. 8/2020). Issue 8 (10th August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sanchez, Vanessa; Payne, Christopher J.; Preston, Daniel J.; Alvarez, Jonathan T.; Weaver, James C.; Atalay, Asli T.; Boyvat, Mustafa; Vogt, Daniel M.; Wood, Robert J.; Whitesides, George M.; Walsh, Conor J.
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials technologies. Volume 5:Issue 8(2020)
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• Publication Date: 2020-08-10
• Subjects: phase change actuators -- robotic textiles -- soft actuators -- soft devices -- soft sensors; Materials science -- Periodicals; Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Materials science; Technological innovations; Periodicals; 620.1105
• DOI: 10.1002/admt.202070050
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2365-709X

Abstract

Abstract : In article number 2000383, Conor J. Walsh and co‐workers present a thermally actuated robotic textile driven by liquid‐vapor phase change. A laminated batch fabrication process enables manufacturing of customizable individual and arrayed soft robotic textile modules incorporating a resistive textile heater and a capacitive textile pressure sensor. These modular robotic textiles actuate with pressure‐based feedback, allowing them to maintain actuation profiles during environmental uncertainty.