Thermally Actuated Soft Robotics

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Publié dans:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). - 1998. - 37(2025), 41 vom: 25. Okt., Seite e04683
Auteur principal: Wu, Shuang (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Lee, Seol-Yee Jennifer, Zhu, Yong
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2025
Accès à la collection:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Sujets:Journal Article Review bioinspiration soft actuators soft robots thermal actuation
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520 |a Soft robots with exceptional adaptability and versatility have opened new possibilities for applications in complex and dynamic environments. Thermal actuation has emerged as a promising method among various actuation strategieis, offering distinct advantages such as programmability, light weight, low actuation voltage, and untethered operation. This review provides a comprehensive overview of soft thermal actuators, focusing on their heating mechanisms, material innovations, structural designs, and emerging applications. Heat generation mechanisms including Joule heating, electromagnetic induction, and electromagnetic radiation and heat transfer mechanisms such as fluid convection are discussed. Advances in materials are grouped into two areas: heating materials, primarily based on nanomaterials, and thermally responsive materials including hydrogels, liquid crystal elastomers, and shape-memory polymers. Structural designs, such as extension, bending, twisting, and 3D deformable configurations, are explored for enabling complex and precise movements. Applications of soft thermal actuators span environmental exploration, gripping and manipulation, biomedical devices for rehabilitation and surgery, and interactive systems for virtual/augmented reality and therapy. The review concludes with an outlook on challenges and future directions, emphasizing the need for further improvement in speed, energy efficiency, and intelligent soft robotic systems. By bridging fundamental principles with cutting-edge applications, this review aims to inspire further advancements in the field of thermally actuated soft robotics 
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