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Soft Actuators for Soft Robotic Applications: A Review
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Soft robotics technologies are paving the way toward robotic abilities which are vital for a wide range of applications, including manufacturing, manipulation, gripping, human–machine interaction, locomotion, and more. An essential component in a soft robot is the soft actuator which provides the system with a deformable body and allows it to interact with the environment to achieve a desired actuation pattern, such as locomotion. This Review article aims to provide researchers interested in the soft robotics field with a reference guide about the various state‐of‐the‐art soft actuation methodologies that are developed with a wide range of stimuli including light, heat, applied electric and magnetic fields with a focus on their various applications in soft robotics. The underlying principles of the soft actuators are discussed with a focus on the resulting motion complexities, deformations, and multi‐functionalities. Finally, various promising applications and examples of the different soft actuators are discussed in addition to their further development potential.
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- El-Atab, N., Mishra, R. B., Al-Modaf, F., Joharji, L., Alsharif, A. A., Alamoudi, H., Diaz, M., Qaiser, N., & Hussain, M. M.
- Venue
- Advanced Intelligent Systems
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- Wiley
- Published
- 2020-08-23
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- 2
- Issue
- 10
- ISSN
- 2640-4567 (ISSN-L)
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- W3080675481
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- 552
- References
- 265
- FWCI
- 18.65
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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