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Electrohydraulic Tentacle Actuators: Rapid 3D Printing of Electrohydraulic (HASEL) Tentacle Actuators (Adv. Funct. Mater. 40/2020)
Author(s) -
O'Neill Maura R.,
Acome Eric,
Bakarich Shan,
Mitchell Shane K.,
Timko Julia,
Keplinger Christoph,
Shepherd Robert F.
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.202070266
Subject(s) - actuator , materials science , tentacle (botany) , capacitive sensing , fabrication , soft robotics , nanotechnology , mechanical engineering , biomedical engineering , electrical engineering , anatomy , engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
In article number 2005244, Robert F. Shepherd and co‐workers introduce a comprehensive multi‐material system and fabrication route for the design and manufacture of soft, electrohydraulic actuators. The actuation and self‐sensing capabilities of the capacitive modules are demonstrated. Moreover, they employ 3D printing to pattern dense arrays of these capacitive actuators to form a synthetic muscular hydrostat capable of multi‐dimensional motion.