He, J;
Huang, P;
Li, B;
Xing, Y;
Wu, Z;
Lee, TC;
Liu, L;
(2025)
Untethered Soft Robots Based on 1D and 2D Nanomaterials.
Advanced Materials
e2413648.
10.1002/adma.202413648.
(In press).
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Abstract
Biological structures exhibit autonomous and intelligent behaviors, such as movement, perception, and responses to environmental changes, through dynamic interactions with their surroundings. Inspired by natural organisms, future soft robots are also advancing toward autonomy, sustainability, and interactivity. This review summarizes the latest achievements in untethered soft robots based on 1D and 2D nanomaterials. First, the performance of soft actuators designed with different structures is compared. Then, the development of basic locomotion forms, including crawling, jumping, swimming, rolling, gripping, and multimodal, mimicking biological motion mechanisms under dynamic stimuli, is discussed. Subsequently, various self-sustained movements based on imbalance mechanisms under static stimuli are introduced, including light tracking, self-oscillating, self-crawling, self-rolling, and flying. Following that, the progress in soft actuators integrated with additional functionalities such as sensing, energy harvesting, and storage is summarized. Finally, the challenges faced in this field and the prospects for future development are discussed.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Untethered Soft Robots Based on 1D and 2D Nanomaterials |
| Location: | Germany |
| DOI: | 10.1002/adma.202413648 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202413648 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | 1D and 2D nanomaterials, MXene, carbon nanotube, graphene, soft actuator, soft robot, untethered |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > MAPS Faculty Office UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > MAPS Faculty Office > Institute for Materials Discovery |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10204401 |
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