Inchworm-like Soft Robot with Multi-Responsive Bilayer Films.

ABSTRACT: As an important branch of robotics, soft robots have the advantages of strong flexibility, a simple structure, and high safety. These characteristics enable soft robots to be widely used in various fields such as biomedicine, military reconnaissance, and micro space exploration. However, contemporary soft crawling robots still face problems such as the single drive mode and complex external equipment. In this study, we propose an innovative design of an inchworm-like soft crawling robot utilizing the synergistic interaction of electricity and moisture for its hybrid dual-drive locomotion. The legs of the soft robot are mainly made of GO-CNT/PE composite film, which can convert its own volume expansion into a corresponding bending motion after being stimulated by electricity or moisture. Un

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10526967 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature