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Polymer Actuators: Versatile Soft Grippers with Intrinsic Electroadhesion Based on Multifunctional Polymer Actuators (Adv. Mater. 2/2016)
Author(s) -
Shintake Jun,
Rosset Samuel,
Schubert Bryan,
Floreano Dario,
Shea Herbert
Publication year - 2016
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.201670008
Subject(s) - grippers , materials science , actuator , soft robotics , elastomer , polymer , electroactive polymers , nanotechnology , artificial muscle , dielectric , mechanical engineering , composite material , computer science , optoelectronics , artificial intelligence , engineering
How can one make a robotic gripper delicate enough to pluck a strawberry, but strong enough to hold a can of oil? On page 231, H. Shea and co‐workers demonstrate a soft, stretchable gripper combining electroadhesion and dielectric elastomer actuation. The compliance of the gripper allows automatic adaption to nearly any shape, while the combined electrostatic actuation methods allow the handling of very fragile and deformable objects.