4D Thermomechanical metamaterials for soft microrobotics

Autor: Qingxiang Ji, Johnny Moughames, Xueyan Chen, Guodong Fang, Juan J. Huaroto, Vincent Laude, Julio Andrés Iglesias Martínez, Gwenn Ulliac, Cédric Clévy, Philippe Lutz, Kanty Rabenorosoa, Valerian Guelpa, Arnaud Spangenberg, Jun Liang, Alexis Mosset, Muamer Kadic
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Communications Materials, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2662-4443
DOI: 10.1038/s43246-021-00189-0
Popis: 4D metamaterials offer the additional functionality of being responsive to external stimuli. Here, a metamaterial-based soft robot is composed of bilayer plates that can rotate and translate in response to thermal stimuli, allowing controlled motion.
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