OTHER
Tunable, Flexible, and Resilient Robots Driven by an Electrostatic Actuator
Congran Jin, Jinhua Zhang, Zhe Xü, Ian Trase, Shicheng Huang, Lin Dong, Ziyue Liu, Sophie E. Usherwood, John X. J. Zhang, Zi Chen
- Year
- 2020
- Citations
- 10
- Access
- Open access
Abstract
Flexible RobotsIn article number 1900162, Jinhua Zhang, John X. J. Zhang, Zi Chen, and co-workers have built a novel robot “bug” using an electrostatic actuator with a buckled thin-film structure, giving it great flexibility and resilience to move in narrow spaces and withstand crushes. The robot is highly tunable and maneuverable, so that it can crawl on rough terrains and overcome hurdles thanks to versatile geometric designs.
Keywords
ActuatorRobotFlexibility (engineering)RoboticsResilience (materials science)PlanarComputer scienceTerrainControl engineeringMechanical engineering
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