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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Robotics
  • Soft Matter Physics

Background:

  • Soft robots offer advantages in medical, human-machine interaction, and home technology applications.
  • Efficient fabrication of soft robots requires seamless integration of configurable structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a strategy for programming design features and functions into elastomeric surfaces.
  • To create a platform for fabricating programmable and reprocessable elastomeric sheets.

Main Methods:

  • Selective laser scanning of elastomeric surfaces.
  • Penetration with active particle-infused solvent for controlled deformation and folding.
  • Solvent-based erasure and reprocessing of elastomer functionality.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated controllable deformation, folding, and integrated functionality in elastomers.
  • Fabricated programmable and reprocessable elastomeric sheets.
  • Produced functional soft ferromagnetic origami robots with diverse applications.

Conclusions:

  • The developed platform technique enables versatile fabrication of soft robots.
  • The reprogrammable nature of the elastomers allows for adaptable robotic functionalities.
  • Applications include flower-mimicking robots, swimming robots, locomotion carriers, and adaptive coloration robots.