Towards high performance and durable soft tactile actuators

Abstract

This review assesses diverse strategies to enhance the actuation performance and durability of soft tactile actuators, enabling optimal functionality in real-world conditions.

Trimodal operation of a robust smart organic crystal

“…An optimal smart sensing device is precise, small, well-integrated, and can be networked with other components. 1,2 However, multifunctionality increases the number of internal components required to sense different stimuli and, therefore, requires a larger volume, which is disparate from the intended miniaturization of sensors for implementation in mobile smart devices, which requires reduced overall volume. 3 Multisensing devices incorporate multiple sensing units having different sensing functionalities, require complex, costly fabrication protocols, and suffer from difficulties with the physical or operational integration of the individual components.…”