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SUBMITTER: Korner K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7211941 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Korner Kevin K Kuenstler Alexa S AS Hayward Ryan C RC Audoly Basile B Bhattacharya Kaushik K
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20200416 18
Actuation remains a significant challenge in soft robotics. Actuation by light has important advantages: Objects can be actuated from a distance, distinct frequencies can be used to actuate and control distinct modes with minimal interference, and significant power can be transmitted over long distances through corrosion-free, lightweight fiber optic cables. Photochemical processes that directly convert photons to configurational changes are particularly attractive for actuation. Various works h ...[more]