Artificial muscle for soft robotics: Low voltage, high hopes

Artificial muscle for soft robotics: Low voltage, high hopes Boston MA (SPX) Jul 22, 2016 - Soft robots do a lot of things well but they're not exactly known for their speed. The artificial muscles that move soft robots, called actuators, tend to rely on hydraulics or pneumatics, which are slow to respond and difficult to store. Dielectric elastomers, soft materials that have good insulating properties, could offer an alternative to pneumatic actuators but they currently require ... more

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