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Area of Science:

  • Robotics
  • Materials Science
  • Biotechnology

Background:

  • Soft actuators offer advantages over conventional hard actuators, including flexibility and adaptability, making them suitable for applications in soft electronics, surgery, and prosthetics.
  • Intelligent materials provide an additional degree of freedom for soft actuators, enabling miniaturization and applications not feasible with externally powered systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive overview of intelligent synthetic and living/natural materials for soft robotic devices.
  • To discuss the physical and chemical properties of various materials and their relation to actuation and soft robotic applications.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on intelligent materials for soft robotics.
  • Discussion of material properties, including elastomers, gels, shape memory polymers, liquid crystalline elastomers, and naturally derived materials.
  • Analysis of the effects of micro/macro structures on shape transformation and fabrication methods.

Main Results:

  • Detailed examination of diverse intelligent materials such as elastomers, gels, and shape memory polymers.
  • Exploration of how material properties influence actuation and shape transformation in soft robotic devices.
  • Highlighting selected applications of these materials in soft robotics.

Conclusions:

  • Intelligent materials are crucial for advancing soft robotic technology, offering unique properties for various applications.
  • Understanding material properties and structural effects is key to designing effective soft actuators.
  • The review provides a valuable resource for researchers and developers in the field of soft robotics.