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Soft Robotics: Leveraging Monostable and Bistable Pre‐Curved Bilayer Actuators for High‐Performance Multitask Soft Robots (Adv. Mater. Technol. 9/2020)
Author(s) -
Chi Yinding,
Tang Yichao,
Liu Haijun,
Yin Jie
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced materials technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.184
H-Index - 42
ISSN - 2365-709X
DOI - 10.1002/admt.202070058
Subject(s) - soft robotics , bistability , multivibrator , actuator , robot , bending , materials science , robotics , mechanical engineering , bilayer , computer science , engineering , nanotechnology , artificial intelligence , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , composite material , membrane , chemistry , voltage , biochemistry
By utilizing the stress‐relaxation strategy in soft bilayer beam and plate, Jie Yin and co‐workers design pre‐curved bending actuators with tunable monostability and bistability. In article number 2000370, they demonstrate leveraging tunable instability for multifunctional soft robots in energy‐saving grippers, fast jumping crawler, and fast jelly‐fish‐like swimmer.