By rethinking how thin metal threads are woven into a flexible textile, EPFL researchers have created a lightweight fabric ...

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One of the oldest, most versatile and inexpensive of materials -- paper -- seemingly springs to life, bending, folding or flattening itself, by means of a low-cost actuation technology. One of the ...

(Nanowerk News) Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs), often referred to as artificial muscles, are electro-active polymer actuators that change in size or shape when stimulated by an electric field.

Chang, B, Chew, A, Naghshin, N, and Menon, C (2012) A spatial bending fluidic actuator: fabrication and quasi-static characteristics, Smart Materials and Structures ...

The quest to replicate the flexibility, controllability, and dexterity of human muscles and associated limbs has inspired some truly “non-obvious” but highly workable actuator concepts. For example, ...

Unlike rod-style actuators, electric rodless actuators have the ability to both support and carry loads — which eliminates the need for other load-bearing and guiding elements. However, their ...

Researchers have developed an electrode consisting of a single-atom-thick layer of carbon to help make more durable artificial muscles. They are hoping to make a robot that can walk and jump on water ...