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ArticleNature communications2023

Self-protection soft fluidic robots with rapid large-area self-healing capabilities.

Wei Tang, Yiding Zhong, Huxiu Xu, Kecheng Qin, Xinyu Guo, Yu Hu, Pingan Zhu, Yang Qu, Dong Yan, Zhaoyang Li and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Shapeshifting Liquid Metal Droplets for Soft Fluidic Machines.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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  6. Self-Healing and Reprocessable Soft Robots Using 3D Digital Light Printing.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  19. Integrated Actuation and Sensing: Toward Intelligent Soft Robots.Cyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.) · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Wei TangState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2018-5474
Yiding ZhongState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Huxiu XuState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Kecheng QinState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Xinyu GuoState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Yu HuState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Pingan ZhuState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Yang QuState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Dong YanState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Zhaoyang LiState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Zhongdong JiaoState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Xujun FanState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Huayong YangState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Jun ZouState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China. junzou@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2443-3516

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2023M733066National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52261135542Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation) LD22E050002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soft fluidic robots have attracted a lot of attention and have broad application prospects. However, poor fluidic power source and easy to damage have been hindering their development, while the lack of intelligent self-protection also brings inconvenience to their applications. Here, we design diversified self-protection soft fluidic robots that integrate soft electrohydrodynamic pumps, actuators, healing electrofluids, and E-skins. We develop high-performance soft electrohydrodynamic pumps, enabling high-speed actuation and large deformation of untethered soft fluidic robots. A healing electrofluid that can form a self-healed film with excellent stretchability and strong adhesion is synthesized, which can achieve rapid and large-areas-damage self-healing of soft materials. We propose multi-functional E-skins to endow robots intelligence, making robots realize a series of self-protection behaviors. Moreover, our robots allow their functionality to be enhanced by the combination of electrodes or actuators. This design strategy enables soft fluidic robots to achieve their high-speed actuation and intelligent self-protection, opening a door for soft robots with physical intelligence.

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PMID37833280
PMCPMC10576050

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