Soft actuators by electrochemical oxidation of liquid metal surfaces
Abstract
A muscle-inspired soft actuator is constructed from a liquid metal bridge, whose force and shape are controllable by electrochemical tuning of the surface energy using low voltages.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1039/d0sm01851a
Entities
People
- Carmel Majidi
- Jiahe Liao
Organizations
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Army