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Flexible Electrical Energy Storage Structure with Variable Stiffness for Soft Robotics and Wearable Electronics.

Piotr Bartkowski¹, Łukasz Pawliszak¹, Agata Lusawa¹

¹Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland.

|December 24, 2024

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Researchers developed a flexible energy storage structure using battery cells and liquid metal for soft robots and wearable electronics. This innovation offers tunable stiffness and maintains stability during stretching.

Keywords:

energy storage soft robotics stretchable battery wearable electronics

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Robotics
Electrical Engineering

Background:

Most current energy storage devices are rigid, limiting their use in soft robotics and wearable electronics.
There is a need for flexible and adaptable energy storage solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and characterize a novel flexible electrical energy storage structure.
To enable energy storage integration in soft robotic and wearable systems.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of flexible energy storage structures using battery cells and liquid metal interconnects.
Mechanical testing (Young's modulus, stiffness tuning via granular jamming).
Electrochemical characterization (impedance spectroscopy, galvanostatic cycling).
Material analysis using SEM and EDX.

Main Results:

Achieved a low Young's modulus (0.13 MPa) for high flexibility.
Demonstrated electrochemical stability with minimal capacity reduction (2%) during stretching.
Showcased tunable stiffness (up to 300% change) using granular jamming in a sandwich structure.

Conclusions:

The proposed flexible energy storage structure is suitable for soft robotics and wearable electronics.
The design offers a unique combination of flexibility, tunable stiffness, and electrochemical stability.
Potential applications include self-powered flexible devices and integrated robotic systems.