Customizing a self-healing soft pump for robot

Wei Tang; Chao Zhang; Yiding Zhong; Pingan Zhu; Yu Hu; Zhongdong Jiao; Xiaofeng Wei; Gang Lu; Jinrong Wang; Yuwen Liang; Yangqiao Lin; Wei Wang; Huayong Yang; Jun Zou

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22391-x

Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

Customizing a self-healing soft pump for robot

Wei Tang,
Chao Zhang,
Yiding Zhong,
Pingan Zhu,
Yu Hu,
Zhongdong Jiao,
Xiaofeng Wei,
Gang Lu,
Jinrong Wang,
Yuwen Liang,
Yangqiao Lin,
Wei Wang,
Huayong Yang,
Jun Zou

Affiliations

Wei Tang: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University
Chao Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University
Yiding Zhong: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University
Pingan Zhu: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University
Yu Hu: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University
Zhongdong Jiao: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University
Xiaofeng Wei: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University
Gang Lu: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University
Jinrong Wang: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University
Yuwen Liang: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University
Yangqiao Lin: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University
Wei Wang: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University
Huayong Yang: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University
Jun Zou: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22391-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Utilizing soft pumps in soft robotics is an attractive approach to endow untethered soft robots with muscle-like actuation. Here, the authors report bio-inspired soft electronic pumps as driving power sources to drive actuation and self-healing in untethered soft robotics.

Published in Nature Communications

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