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Light‐Driven Soft Robot Mimics Caterpillar Locomotion in Natural Scale

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Soft robots that can be remotely powered and controlled and mimic locomotion of living species open new perspectives in science and engineering. A natural-scale monolithic caterpillar robot based on an optomechanical liquid crystalline elastomer with patterned molecular alignment is reported. The robot demonstrates different gaits and is capable of performing various tasks in complex environments.

Source: Advanced Optical Materials

DOI: 10.1002/adom.201600503

Authors: Mikołaj Rogóż, Hao Zeng, Chen Xuan, Diederik Sybolt Wiersma, Piotr Wasylczyk

Institutions: University of Warsaw, European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy, Tampere University of Technology, University of Florence, University of Cambridge

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Subfield: Mechanical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green