Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are a promising enabling technology for a wide range
of emerging applications, including robotics, artificial muscles, and microfluidics. This is due …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs), a soft actuator technology, hold great promise for
biomimetic underwater robots. The high-voltages required to drive DEAs can however make …

Conventional industrial robots with the rigid actuation technology have made great progress
for humans in the fields of automation assembly and manufacturing. With an increasing …

Soft robots require strong, yet flexible actuators for locomotion and manipulation tasks in
unstructured environments. Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are well suited for these …

This article presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of a soft biomimetic robotic
fish based on dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) that swims by body and/or caudal fin …

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 …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are a special class of artificial muscles that have been
used to construct animal‐like soft robotic systems. However, compared with state‐of‐the‐art …

Robots for underwater exploration are typically comprised of rigid materials and driven by
propellers or jet thrusters, which consume a significant amount of power. Large power …

Conspectus Creating an artificial muscle has been one of the grand challenges of science
and engineering. The invention of such a flexible, versatile, and power efficient actuator …

Soft robotics revolutionized human-robot interactions, yet there exist persistent challenges
for developing high-performance soft actuators that are powerful, rapid, controllable, safe …