Interest in emulating the properties of biological muscles that allow for fast adaptability and
control in unstructured environments has motivated researchers to develop new soft …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEA) are one type of promising artificial muscle; however,
applications of bending-type DEA for robotic end-effectors may be limited by their low …

In this work, we develop a coreless rolled dielectric elastomer actuator (CORDEA) to be
used as artificial muscles in soft robotic structures. The new CORDEA concept is based on a …

The review describes the dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs), a class of soft mechanical
actuators made of functional polymeric materials and composites, which are capable to act …

Dielectric elastomer transducers (DETs) consist of thin elastomer films and compliant
conductive electrodes on each side. Several DE-based systems, eg, DE actuators …

In this work, we propose a novel type of 3D-printed soft pneumatic actuator that allows
geometry-based customization of bending modalities. While motion in the 3-D space has …

Bistable minimum energy structures (BiMES) are devices derived from the union of the
concepts of dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures and bistable systems. This …

Due to their large deformation, high energy density, and high compliance, dielectric
elastomer actuators (DEAs) have found a number of applications in several areas of …

Dielectric elastomers (DE), known as electromechanical transducers, have been widely
used in the field of sensors, generators, actuators and energy harvesting for decades. A …

This work presents a linear viscoelastic model to describe the time-dependent actuation
behavior of multilayer unimorph dielectric elastomer actuators (MUDEA), with experimental …