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This perspective explores intelligent mechanical metamaterials, moving beyond passive properties. It highlights data-driven designs for active, responsive materials with integrated sensing and actuation for advanced applications.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering
Computational Design

Background:

Mechanical metamaterials offer unique properties but have primarily focused on passive applications and property tuning.
Current research faces challenges in integrating multifunctionality, sensing, actuation, and data-driven design for intelligent metamaterials.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an overview of mechanical metamaterials beyond classical mechanical functionalities.
To discuss data-driven approaches for the inverse design and optimization of multifunctional mechanical metamaterials.
To propose roadmaps for next-generation active and responsive mechanical metamaterials.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on mechanical metamaterials and their functionalities.
Discussion of data-driven methodologies, including inverse design and optimization.
Exploration of emerging concepts for intelligent and multifunctional metamaterial systems.

Main Results:

Identified key challenges and opportunities in developing intelligent mechanical metamaterials.
Highlighted the potential of data-driven approaches for designing advanced metamaterials.
Showcased emerging applications of mechanical metamaterials in informative and intelligent devices.

Conclusions:

Future mechanical metamaterials should integrate sensing, actuation, and data-driven design for enhanced capabilities.
Next-generation metamaterials will be active, responsive, and capable of environmental interaction.
Addressing component and integration challenges is crucial for transitioning intelligent metamaterials into practical applications.