Asymmetric elastoplasticity of stacked graphene assembly actualizes programmable untethered soft robotics

Shuai Wang; Yang Gao; Anran Wei; Peng Xiao; Yun Liang; Wei Lu; Chinyin Chen; Chi Zhang; Guilin Yang; Haimin Yao; Tao Chen

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18214-0

Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

Asymmetric elastoplasticity of stacked graphene assembly actualizes programmable untethered soft robotics

Shuai Wang,
Yang Gao,
Anran Wei,
Peng Xiao,
Yun Liang,
Wei Lu,
Chinyin Chen,
Chi Zhang,
Guilin Yang,
Haimin Yao,
Tao Chen

Affiliations

Shuai Wang: Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yang Gao: Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom
Anran Wei: Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom
Peng Xiao: Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yun Liang: Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wei Lu: Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinyin Chen: Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Robotics and Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chi Zhang: Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Robotics and Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guilin Yang: Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Robotics and Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Haimin Yao: Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom
Tao Chen: Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18214-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Developing programmable untethered soft robotics remains a challenge. Here the authors apply the asymmetric elastoplasticity of stacked graphene assembly to address this challenge and realize untethered thermoresponsive morphing in tandem with high configurational programmability.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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