Fiber Embroidery of Self-Sensing Soft Actuators

Natural organisms use a combination of contracting muscles and inextensible fibers to transform into controllable shapes, camouflage into their surrounding environment, and catch prey. Replicating these capabilities with engineered materials is challenging because of the difficulty in manufacturing...

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Main Authors: Steven Ceron, Itai Cohen, Robert F. Shepherd, James H. Pikul, Cindy Harnett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Biomimetics
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/3/3/24