Issue 14, 2023

Laser defined and driven bio-inspired soft robots toward complex motion control

Abstract

The design and actuation of soft robots are targeted at extreme motion control as well as high functionalization. In spite of robot construction optimized by bio-concepts, its motion system is still hindered by multiple actuator assembly and reprogrammable control for complex motions. Herein, our recent work is summarized and an all-light solution is proposed and demonstrated using graphene-oxide-based soft robots. It will be shown that, with a highly localized light field, lasers can define actuators precisely to form “joints” and facilitate efficient energy storage and release to realize genuine complex motions.

Graphical abstract: Laser defined and driven bio-inspired soft robots toward complex motion control

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
24 noy 2022
Accepted
07 mar 2023
First published
13 mar 2023

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023,25, 9753-9760

Laser defined and driven bio-inspired soft robots toward complex motion control

M. Liu, Q. Wang, A. Li and H. Sun, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 9753 DOI: 10.1039/D2CP05487F

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