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Optically Controlled Latching and Launching in Soft Actuators (Adv. Funct. Mater. 17/2022)
Author(s) -
Guo Hongshuang,
Priimagi Arri,
Zeng Hao
Publication year - 2022
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.202270098
Subject(s) - actuator , materials science , elastomer , nanotechnology , jumping , optoelectronics , computer science , composite material , artificial intelligence , physiology , biology
Soft Actuators Snapping is a widely adopted strategy used by natural species to speed up their movements. In article number 2108919, Arri Priimagi, Hao Zeng, and Hongshuang Guo report a fully optically controlled snapping‐like actuator based on light‐responsive elastomer muscles and a heat‐sensitive latch. The method enables light‐driven jumping and catapult motions, as well as the integration of multiple launchers to act in parallel or in series.

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