Researchers have demonstrated miniature soft hydraulic actuators that can be used to control the deformation and motion of soft robots that are less than a millimeter thick. The researchers have also ...

Several research groups across the United States and Europe have demonstrated that 3D-printed artificial muscles can replicate biological movements such as contracting, twisting, and lifting, bringing ...

In addition, they tested several aspects of the 3D-printed actuators to validate their durability. "Our findings showed that the 3D-printed actuator is at least on par with other actuators," Chi said, ...

An international team of researchers has embedded gold nanorods in hydrogels that can be processed through 3D printing to create structures that contract when exposed to light -- and expand again when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Swedish researchers have developed a breakthrough 3D printing method to create soft actuators. These dielectric elastic actuators ...

One of the grand limitations of PEDOT:PSS-based soft robotics stems from fabrication. Although digital-customized cross-scale manufacturing for 3D architectures remains the objective, existing ...

4D printing combines 3D printing with nanomaterials to create shape-morphing materials that exhibit stimuli-responsive functionalities. In this study, reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer ...

However, there are far more potential applications for soft actuators. They are light, noiseless and, thanks to the new 3D printing process, can be shaped as required. They could replace conventional ...

Inflatable actuators that change shape based on injected pressure can be strong, but their big limitation is that they always deform in the same way. The Kresling pattern, which inspired the actuator ...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated miniature soft hydraulic actuators that can be used to control the deformation and motion of soft robots that are less than a ...