Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Self-Induced Large Pitch Artificial Muscles with Giant Stroke for Soft Robotic Applications.
Boyi Xu, Feihu Song, Yuanwu Feng, Jiaqiao Liang, Ziyao Zhang, Qiaosong Fan, Xiaojie Wang, Pengyu Wang, Yitong Zhou
Published: 202610.1088/1748-3190/ae37b7
Abstract
Achieving large initial coil pitches and contractile strokes in twisted and coiled polymer artificial muscles often requires complex and multi-step fabrication processes. We present a Self-induced Large-pitch (SLiP) method for producing polymer muscl…
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