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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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature materials 2021-12, Vol.20 (12), p.1590-1591
Main Author: Overvelde, Johannes T. B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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Biomaterials
Biomechanics
Chemistry and Materials Science
Computer engineering
Condensed Matter Physics
Deformation
Energy
Intelligence
Locking
Magnetic fields
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
News & Views
news-and-views
Optical and Electronic Materials
Polymer gels
Polymers
Robotics
Robots
Sensors
Soft robotics
Solvents
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Summary: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