A Multifunctional Light-Driven Swimming Soft Robot for Various Application Scenarios

Wang, Zhen; Shi, Dongni; Wang, Xiaowen; Chen, Yibao; Yuan, Zheng; Li, Yan; Ge, Zhixing

doi:10.3390/ijms23179609

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“…The gripper on the robot head is also controlled by light. Wang et al installed a bionic arm on the body of a fish robot that was also assembled by a light-driven actuator (figure 7(d)) [121]. The bionic arm is controlled by an NIR laser.…”

Section: Swimming Robotsmentioning

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Light-driven small-scale soft robots: material, design and control

Ma,

Zhang,

Yang

et al. 2024

Smart Mater. Struct.

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Small robots for drug transportation, environmental detection and military reconnaissance have been a popular research topic in the field of robotics. Recently, people have proposed using light-driven actuators to make flexible and remote-controllable small robots. Herein, we reviewed the research on light-driven soft robots in recent years. First, we summarized and compared the performance and fabrication method of light-driven actuators. Then, we classified and summarized the structures of robots according to their move mode. After that, we described how to control the robot. Finally, the challenges of light-driven robots are discussed.

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Section: Swimming Robotsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Light-driven small-scale soft robots: material, design and control

Ma,

Zhang,

Yang

et al. 2024

Smart Mater. Struct.

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“…where h i0 is the initial thickness of each hydrogel layer. Then n can be calculated from equation (11).…”

Section: Theoretical Model Of Bending For the Dual Thermo-sensitive H...mentioning

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Deformation mechanism of the dual thermo-sensitive hydrogel bilayer structure

Jiang,

Lei,

Liu

2024

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Thermo-sensitive hydrogel is a smart soft material that undergoes significant volume deformation in response to temperature changes, making it highly applicable in soft smart actuators. However, traditional thermo-sensitive hydrogel bilayer structures are often characterized by slow response rates and limited unidirectional bending capabilities. To overcome these limitations, a new thermo-sensitive hydrogel bilayer structure with faster response and bidirectional deformation is proposed in this work. This structure consists of two active thermo-sensitive hydrogel layers with different thermo-sensitive effect, in which one shrinks and the other swells when the temperature changes. The hydrogels with the fastest temperature response are identified by optimizing the monomer fraction and used to create the bilayer structure. The deformation states of the dual thermo-sensitive hydrogel bilayer structure are controlled by regulating the phase state of the both layers, resulting in different deformation patterns under varied temperature in experiments. We have established a model to describe the deformation of the bilayer structure. Finally, the capability of the bilayer structure to mimic human body movements and the blooming and wilting of flowers is demonstrated. This work reveals the deformation mechanism for a novel dual thermo-sensitive hydrogel bilayer structure, which holds great significance for the advancement of soft smart actuators.

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“…Different paradigms of microrobots can be achieved by planning multiple stimulus responses of the material [37]. Smart materials have low hardness properties in physical aspects, and flexible microrobots are widely manufactured and studied [38]. Using external stimulus-response as the entry point, this review describes smart materials that respond to light, temperature, humidity, magnetism, electricity, and pH.…”

Section: Smart Materials That Respond To Different Stimulimentioning

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“…Under certain humidity conditions, the deformation of iron tetroxide and GO under light is presented in Figure 1E. Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) hydrogels have rapid water absorption and water loss properties in water under light [38]. The deformation of PNIPAM hydrogel in an aqueous environment is presented in Figure 1F.…”

Section: Light-driven Materialsmentioning

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Microrobots Based on Smart Materials with Their Manufacturing Methods and Applications

Sun,

Cai,

Yang

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In recent years, the field of microrobots has exploded, yielding many exciting new functions and applications, from object grasping and release to in vivo drug transport. Smart responsive materials have had a profound impact on the field of microrobots and have given them unique functions and structures. We analyze three aspects of microrobots, in which the future development of microrobots requires more efforts to be invested, and in which smart materials play a significant role in the development of microrobots. These three aspects are smart materials for building microrobots, manufacturing methods, and the functions and applications they achieve. In this review, we discuss the deformation mechanism of materials in response to external stimuli, starting from smart materials, and discuss fabrication methods to realize microrobots, laying the theoretical foundation for future smart material-based microrobots to realize their intelligence and programmability.

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A Multifunctional Light-Driven Swimming Soft Robot for Various Application Scenarios

Cited by 9 publications

References 29 publications

Light-driven small-scale soft robots: material, design and control

Light-driven small-scale soft robots: material, design and control

Deformation mechanism of the dual thermo-sensitive hydrogel bilayer structure

Microrobots Based on Smart Materials with Their Manufacturing Methods and Applications

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