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  • Robotics
  • Materials Science
  • Soft Matter Physics

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  • Soft robots offer advantages in safety and adaptability for complex environments.
  • Controlling deformation in soft actuators remains a challenge for achieving versatile locomotion.
  • Magneto-elastica composites present opportunities for tunable mechanical properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel soft reconfigurable mobile robot with multimodal locomotion.
  • To investigate the use of controllable magneto-elastica-reinforced composite elastomers for robotic applications.
  • To demonstrate the robot's ability to perform various locomotion modes and adhere to surfaces.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of 3D-printed magneto-elastica-reinforced elastomer actuators.
  • Utilizing a rope motor-driven method to modulate magnetic-mechanics coupling for controlled deformation.
  • Assembling actuators into linear, parallel, and triangular configurations for different robotic patterns.
  • Demonstrating crawling, turning, omnidirectional movement, and inverted crawling on ferromagnetic surfaces.

Main Results:

  • The soft robot achieved speeds of 1.11 mm/s (squirming/turning) and 1.25 mm/s (omnidirectional crawling).
  • Magnetic adhesion enabled upside-down crawling on curved ferromagnetic surfaces at speeds up to 3.40 mm/s.
  • The robot demonstrated a simple structure, low cost, and reconfigurable multimodal motion capabilities.

Conclusions:

  • The developed soft reconfigurable robot showcases promising multimodal locomotion and surface adhesion.
  • Its design offers a cost-effective and adaptable solution for inspection and operation in confined spaces.
  • This work contributes to the advancement of soft robotics for challenging environmental tasks.