Self-vectoring electromagnetic soft robots with high operational dimensionality

Achieving efficiently reprogrammable actuation and high operational dimensionality for soft robots with a limited number of actuators are challenging. Here, Li et al. use the vector control to manipulate electromagnetic soft robots enabling reprogrammable shape morphing and multimodal locomotion.

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Main Authors: Wenbo Li, Huyue Chen, Zhiran Yi, Fuyi Fang, Xinyu Guo, Zhiyuan Wu, Qiuhua Gao, Lei Shao, Jian Xu, Guang Meng, Wenming Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35848-y
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author Wenbo Li
Huyue Chen
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description Achieving efficiently reprogrammable actuation and high operational dimensionality for soft robots with a limited number of actuators are challenging. Here, Li et al. use the vector control to manipulate electromagnetic soft robots enabling reprogrammable shape morphing and multimodal locomotion.
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spelling doaj.art-b70880fc4aac42629b194f987fe6d6ee2023-01-15T12:15:14ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-01-0114111310.1038/s41467-023-35848-ySelf-vectoring electromagnetic soft robots with high operational dimensionalityWenbo Li0Huyue Chen1Zhiran Yi2Fuyi Fang3Xinyu Guo4Zhiyuan Wu5Qiuhua Gao6Lei Shao7Jian Xu8Guang Meng9Wenming Zhang10State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityUniversity of Michigan–Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityUniversity of Michigan–Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversitySchool of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Tongji UniversityState Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityAchieving efficiently reprogrammable actuation and high operational dimensionality for soft robots with a limited number of actuators are challenging. Here, Li et al. use the vector control to manipulate electromagnetic soft robots enabling reprogrammable shape morphing and multimodal locomotion.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35848-y
spellingShingle Wenbo Li
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Lei Shao
Jian Xu
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Wenming Zhang
Self-vectoring electromagnetic soft robots with high operational dimensionality
Nature Communications
title Self-vectoring electromagnetic soft robots with high operational dimensionality
title_full Self-vectoring electromagnetic soft robots with high operational dimensionality
title_fullStr Self-vectoring electromagnetic soft robots with high operational dimensionality
title_full_unstemmed Self-vectoring electromagnetic soft robots with high operational dimensionality
title_short Self-vectoring electromagnetic soft robots with high operational dimensionality
title_sort self vectoring electromagnetic soft robots with high operational dimensionality
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35848-y
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