Ultrafast small-scale soft electromagnetic robots

Guoyong Mao; David Schiller; Doris Danninger; Bekele Hailegnaw; Florian Hartmann; Thomas Stockinger; Michael Drack; Nikita Arnold; Martin Kaltenbrunner

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32123-4

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Ultrafast small-scale soft electromagnetic robots

Guoyong Mao,
David Schiller,
Doris Danninger,
Bekele Hailegnaw,
Florian Hartmann,
Thomas Stockinger,
Michael Drack,
Nikita Arnold,
Martin Kaltenbrunner

Affiliations

Guoyong Mao: Soft Materials Lab, Linz Institute of Technology, Johannes Kepler University
David Schiller: Soft Materials Lab, Linz Institute of Technology, Johannes Kepler University
Doris Danninger: Soft Materials Lab, Linz Institute of Technology, Johannes Kepler University
Bekele Hailegnaw: Soft Materials Lab, Linz Institute of Technology, Johannes Kepler University
Florian Hartmann: Soft Materials Lab, Linz Institute of Technology, Johannes Kepler University
Thomas Stockinger: Soft Materials Lab, Linz Institute of Technology, Johannes Kepler University
Michael Drack: Soft Materials Lab, Linz Institute of Technology, Johannes Kepler University
Nikita Arnold: Soft Materials Lab, Linz Institute of Technology, Johannes Kepler University
Martin Kaltenbrunner: Soft Materials Lab, Linz Institute of Technology, Johannes Kepler University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32123-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Inspired by fast running cheetahs, the authors present a class of small-scale soft electromagnetic robots able to reach ultra-high running speeds of 70 BL/s (body lengths per second) as well as the ability to swim, jump, steer and transport cargo.

Published in Nature Communications

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