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SUBMITTER: Miriyev A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5605691 | biostudies-other | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Miriyev Aslan A Stack Kenneth K Lipson Hod H
Nature communications 20170919 1
Inspired by natural muscle, a key challenge in soft robotics is to develop self-contained electrically driven soft actuators with high strain density. Various characteristics of existing technologies, such as the high voltages required to trigger electroactive polymers ( > 1KV), low strain ( < 10%) of shape memory alloys and the need for external compressors and pressure-regulating components for hydraulic or pneumatic fluidicelastomer actuators, limit their practicality for untethered applicati ...[more]