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. 2019 Nov 8;6(21):1970128. doi: 10.1002/advs.201970128

Reconfigurable Soft Robots: Advanced Artificial Muscle for Flexible Material‐Based Reconfigurable Soft Robots (Adv. Sci. 21/2019)

Zhongdong Jiao 1, Chao Zhang 1, Wei Wang 1, Min Pan 2, Huayong Yang 1, Jun Zou 1,3
PMCID: PMC6839633

Abstract

In article number https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201901371, Jun Zou and co‐workers employ origami structure to design vacuum‐powered silicone rubber artificial muscles, which can perform multiple motions. Artificial muscles can be used for rapid reconfiguration of different soft robots, just like “building bricks.” The robots allow simpler, less expensive, modular units to be reconfigured into a group depending on the task that needs to be completed.

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Keywords: artificial muscle, building bricks, flexible materials, origami‐inspired design, reconfigurability, soft robots


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