Light‐Driven Soft Robot Mimics Caterpillar Locomotion in Natural Scale

作者：Mikołaj Rogóż, Hao Zeng, Chen Xuan, Diederik Sybolt Wiersma, Piotr Wasylczyk · 发表于：Advanced Optical Materials · 年份：2016 · DOI：10.1002/adom.201600503 · 被引用次数：378 · 研究领域：Soft Robotics and Applications、Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence、Micro and Nano Robotics

Soft robots that can be remotely powered and controlled and mimic locomotion of living species open new perspectives in science and engineering. A natural-scale monolithic caterpillar robot based on an optomechanical liquid crystalline elastomer with patterned molecular alignment is reported. The robot demonstrates different gaits and is capable of performing various tasks in complex environments.