Soft robots based on dielectric elastomer actuators: a review

• Published in: Smart materials and structures Vol. 28; no. 10; pp. 103002 - 103016
• Main Authors: Gupta, Ujjaval, Qin, Lei, Wang, Yuzhe, Godaba, Hareesh, Zhu, Jian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.10.2019
• Subjects: design; dielectric elastomer actuators; soft actuators; soft grippers; soft robots

Conventional robots are mainly made of rigid materials, such as steel and aluminum. Recently there has been a surge in the popularity of soft robots owing to their inherent compliance, strong adaptability and capability to work effectively in unstructured environments. Of the multitude of soft actua...