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Composite Materials: Robotic Tentacles with Three‐Dimensional Mobility Based on Flexible Elastomers (Adv. Mater. 2/2013)
Author(s) -
Martinez Ramses V.,
Branch Jamie L.,
Fish Carina R.,
Jin Lihua,
Shepherd Robert F.,
Nunes Rui M. D.,
Suo Zhigang,
Whitesides George M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201370008
Subject(s) - elastomer , materials science , tentacle (botany) , cover (algebra) , soft lithography , soft robotics , composite number , molding (decorative) , george (robot) , nanotechnology , polymer science , computer science , composite material , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , robot , engineering , anatomy , fabrication , biology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The front cover image illustrates a soft robotic tentacle with a textured surface fabricated by composing flexible elastomers using soft lithographic molding. These soft tentacles can manipulate delicate objects and house functional components that extend their capabilities (for example, a video camera). More details can be found in the article by George M. Whitesides and co‐workers on page 205 .