Due to the inherent rigidity of hard materials, the adaptability and flexibility of traditional
robots are limited. Recently, soft robots became one of the most attractive areas. The …

The advent of soft robotics has led to great advancements in robots, wearables, and even
manufacturing processes by employing entirely soft‐bodied systems that interact safely with …

Abstract Machines are systems that harness input power to extend or advance function.
Fundamentally, machines are based on the integration of materials with mechanisms to …

In the past decade, the development of theory has deeply revealed the electromechanical
coupling deformation mechanism of dielectric elastomer (DE). Many theoretical predictions …

Polymer‐based flexible actuators have recently attracted significant attention owing to their
great potentials in soft robotics, wearables, haptics, and medical devices. In particular …

A vibration suppression technique for lightweight and flexible membrane structures is
proposed using smart structure technology with a dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA). DEA …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are a promising technology for soft robotics. The use
of DEAs has many advantages, including light weight, resilience, and fast response for its …

This study evaluates the basic characteristics of smart structures composed of dielectric
elastomer actuators (DEAs) to suppress vibrations. A DEA, which is a lightweight, flexible …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are energy efficient, compact, and operate silently.
DEAs consist of an elastomer membrane sandwiched between two stretchable electrodes …

Superelasticity is a type of elastic response to an applied external force, caused by a phase
transformation. Actuation of materials is also an elastic response to external stimuli such as …