A High‐Lift Micro‐Aerial‐Robot Powered by Low‐Voltage and Long‐Endurance Dielectric Elastomer Actuators (Adv. Mater. 7/2022)
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Abstract
Soft Robots The muscle-like dielectric elastomer actuators developed by Yufeng Chen and co-workers in article number 2106757 lead to insect-scale flapping-wing aerial soft robots that resemble the size, weight, and performance of honeybees in nature. The actuators consist of soft elastomers and carbon nanotube electrodes, and they are made through novel fabrication methods to significantly reduce operating voltage and improve lifetime. Cover image credit: Photography and art by Julian Kamzol and Sampson Wilcox.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Materials and Mechanics · Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Micro and Nano Robotics
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Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 USA
Department of Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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