A Review of Magnetic Elastomers and Their Role in Soft Robotics

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Nicholas Bira¹  Joseph R. Davidson¹  Pallavi Dhagat² 

[1] Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States;School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States;

关键词: magnetic elastomers (ME);    magnetorheological elastomer (MRE);    magnetic powder;    elastomers;    magnetism and electricity;    soft robotics;   

DOI  :  10.3389/frobt.2020.588391

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Soft robotics as a field of study incorporates different mechanisms, control schemes, as well as multifunctional materials to realize robots able to perform tasks inaccessible to traditional rigid robots. Conventional methods for controlling soft robots include pneumatic or hydraulic pressure sources, and some more recent methods involve temperature and voltage control to enact shape change. Magnetism was more recently introduced as a building block for soft robotic design and control, with recent publications incorporating magnetorheological fluids and magnetic particles in elastomers, to realize some of the same objectives present in more traditional soft robotics research. This review attempts to organize and emphasize the existing work with magnetism and soft robotics, specifically studies on magnetic elastomers, while highlighting potential avenues for further research enabled by these advances.

【 授权许可】

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