Popping, locking robots

An interplay between deswelling and buckling in a polymer gel is harnessed to achieve sequential snap events for repeatable jumping motion, opening the door to autonomously moving soft robots.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature materials 2021-12, Vol.20 (12), p.1590-1591
1. Verfasser: Overvelde, Johannes T. B.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An interplay between deswelling and buckling in a polymer gel is harnessed to achieve sequential snap events for repeatable jumping motion, opening the door to autonomously moving soft robots.
ISSN:1476-1122
1476-4660
DOI:10.1038/s41563-021-01157-2