Light-steered locomotion of muscle-like hydrogel by self-coordinated shape change and friction modulation

oleh: Qing Li Zhu, Cong Du, Yahao Dai, Matthias Daab, Marian Matejdes, Josef Breu, Wei Hong, Qiang Zheng, Zi Liang Wu

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-10-01

Deskripsi

Artificial robots often require multiple independently activated actuators to achieve multimodal locomotion. Here, the authors report a hydrogel-based, biomimetic soft robot capable of multimodal locomotion fueled and steered by light irradiation.