Magnetic Soft Materials and Robots
In conventional classification, soft robots feature mechanical compliance as the main distinguishing factor from traditional robots made of rigid materials. Recent advances in functional soft materials have facilitated the emergence of a new class of soft robots capable of tether-free actuation in r...
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| author | Kim, Yoonho Zhao, Xuanhe |
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| description | In conventional classification, soft robots feature mechanical compliance as the main distinguishing factor from traditional robots made of rigid materials. Recent advances in functional soft materials have facilitated the emergence of a new class of soft robots capable of tether-free actuation in response to external stimuli such as heat, light, solvent, or electric or magnetic field. Among the various types of stimuli-responsive materials, magnetic soft materials have shown remarkable progress in their design and fabrication, leading to the development of magnetic soft robots with unique advantages and potential for many important applications. However, the field of magnetic soft robots is still in its infancy and requires further advancements in terms of design principles, fabrication methods, control mechanisms, and sensing modalities. Successful future development of magnetic soft robots would require a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principle of magnetic actuation, as well as the physical properties and behavior of magnetic soft materials. In this review, we discuss recent progress in the design and fabrication, modeling and simulation, and actuation and control of magnetic soft materials and robots. We then give a set of design guidelines for optimal actuation performance of magnetic soft materials. Lastly, we summarize potential biomedical applications of magnetic soft robots and provide our perspectives on next-generation magnetic soft robots. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1549142025-01-06T04:18:20Z Magnetic Soft Materials and Robots Kim, Yoonho Zhao, Xuanhe Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering In conventional classification, soft robots feature mechanical compliance as the main distinguishing factor from traditional robots made of rigid materials. Recent advances in functional soft materials have facilitated the emergence of a new class of soft robots capable of tether-free actuation in response to external stimuli such as heat, light, solvent, or electric or magnetic field. Among the various types of stimuli-responsive materials, magnetic soft materials have shown remarkable progress in their design and fabrication, leading to the development of magnetic soft robots with unique advantages and potential for many important applications. However, the field of magnetic soft robots is still in its infancy and requires further advancements in terms of design principles, fabrication methods, control mechanisms, and sensing modalities. Successful future development of magnetic soft robots would require a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principle of magnetic actuation, as well as the physical properties and behavior of magnetic soft materials. In this review, we discuss recent progress in the design and fabrication, modeling and simulation, and actuation and control of magnetic soft materials and robots. We then give a set of design guidelines for optimal actuation performance of magnetic soft materials. Lastly, we summarize potential biomedical applications of magnetic soft robots and provide our perspectives on next-generation magnetic soft robots. 2024-05-10T16:18:19Z 2024-05-10T16:18:19Z 2022-03-09 2024-05-10T16:16:10Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/154914 Kim, Yoonho and Zhao, Xuanhe. 2022. "Magnetic Soft Materials and Robots." Chemical Reviews, 122 (5). en 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00481 Chemical Reviews Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf American Chemical Society (ACS) PMC |
| spellingShingle | Kim, Yoonho Zhao, Xuanhe Magnetic Soft Materials and Robots |
| title | Magnetic Soft Materials and Robots |
| title_full | Magnetic Soft Materials and Robots |
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| title_short | Magnetic Soft Materials and Robots |
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