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Hydrogel‐Based Millirobots: Reconfiguration, Camouflage, and Color‐Shifting for Bioinspired Adaptive Hydrogel‐Based Millirobots (Adv. Funct. Mater. 10/2020)
Author(s) -
Du Xuemin,
Cui Huanqing,
Xu Tiantian,
Huang Chenyang,
Wang Yunlong,
Zhao Qilong,
Xu Yangsheng,
Wu Xinyu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202070064
Subject(s) - camouflage , materials science , control reconfiguration , nanotechnology , computer science , artificial intelligence , embedded system
In article number 1909202, Xuemin Du, Xinyu Wu, and co‐workers develop an octopus‐inspired untethered soft millirobot with magnetic actuation solely in the head and multiple functions in the tail. Due to the seamless integration of its bio‐inspired design and smart materials, the millirobot not only shows robust multimodal locomotion, but also possesses extraordinary environment‐adaptive functions in water, for example, an octopus‐like squeezable body, optical camouflage, and variable appearance via visible color‐shifting for interaction with the changing environment.