Micrometer-sized electrically programmable shape-memory actuators for low-power microrobotics

Abstract

Voltage-driven shape-memory actuators enable multistable micropositioners, origami metamaterials, and memory arrays.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 17, 2021
Source ID
10.1126/scirobotics.abe6663

Entities

People

  • David A. Muller
  • Itai Cohen
  • Marc Z Miskin
  • Michael C. Cao
  • Michael Reynolds
  • Paul McEuen
  • Qingkun Liu
  • Tomás A. Arias
  • Wei Wang

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Army Research Office
  • Cornell University
  • National Science Foundation
  • University of Pennsylvania

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems