A Magneto-Active Elastomer Crawler with Peristaltic and Caterpillar Locomotion Patterns

A Magneto-Active Elastomer Crawler with Peristaltic and Caterpillar Locomotion Patterns

In this work we present a soft crawler fabricated using a magneto-active elastomer. The crawler is controlled by an external magnetic field to produce two locomotion patterns: peristaltic and caterpillar crawling. Due to its structural simplicity, low mass, wirelessly controlled actuation and compli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tsam Lung You, Hemma Philamore, Fumitoshi Matsuno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Actuators
Subjects:
soft robotics
soft actuators
magnetoelasticity
smart materials
magneto-active elastomer
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/10/4/74

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