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| Title |
25th Anniversary Article: A Soft Future: From Robots and Sensor Skin to Energy Harvesters
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| Published in |
Advanced Materials, November 2013
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| DOI | 10.1002/adma.201303349 |
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| Authors |
Siegfried Bauer, Simona Bauer‐Gogonea, Ingrid Graz, Martin Kaltenbrunner, Christoph Keplinger, Reinhard Schwödiauer |
| Abstract |
Scientists are exploring elastic and soft forms of robots, electronic skin and energy harvesters, dreaming to mimic nature and to enable novel applications in wide fields, from consumer and mobile appliances to biomedical systems, sports and healthcare. All conceivable classes of materials with a wide range of mechanical, physical and chemical properties are employed, from liquids and gels to organic and inorganic solids. Functionalities never seen before are achieved. In this review we discuss soft robots which allow actuation with several degrees of freedom. We show that different actuation mechanisms lead to similar actuators, capable of complex and smooth movements in 3d space. We introduce latest research examples in sensor skin development and discuss ultraflexible electronic circuits, light emitting diodes and solar cells as examples. Additional functionalities of sensor skin, such as visual sensors inspired by animal eyes, camouflage, self-cleaning and healing and on-skin energy storage and generation are briefly reviewed. Finally, we discuss a paradigm change in energy harvesting, away from hard energy generators to soft ones based on dielectric elastomers. Such systems are shown to work with high energy of conversion, making them potentially interesting for harvesting mechanical energy from human gait, winds and ocean waves. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 774 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 3 | <1% |
| Germany | 3 | <1% |
| India | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| China | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 753 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 198 | 26% |
| Researcher | 107 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 102 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 52 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 46 | 6% |
| Other | 112 | 14% |
| Unknown | 157 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 264 | 34% |
| Materials Science | 121 | 16% |
| Chemistry | 66 | 9% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 40 | 5% |
| Chemical Engineering | 23 | 3% |
| Other | 77 | 10% |
| Unknown | 183 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 69. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 December 2023.
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