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Multilaminate piezoelectric polymer actuators for insect-scale softrobots
Nicholas Gunter, Heiko Kabutz, Kaushik Jayaram +1
Piezoelectric ceramics enable fast, precise, and powerful actuation with integrated sensing in insect-scale robots. However, they are brittle, failing at low strains limiting its a…
mCLARI: a shape-morphing insect-scale robot capable of omnidirectional terrain-adaptive locomotion in laterally confined spaces
Heiko Kabutz, Alexander Hedrick, Parker McDonnell +1
Soft compliant microrobots have the potential to deliver significant societal impact when deployed in applications such as search and rescue. In this research we present mCLARI, a…
Femtosecond laser fabricated nitinol living hinges for millimeter-sized robots
Alexander Hedrick, Heiko Kabutz, Lawrence Smith +2
Nitinol is a smart material that can be used as an actuator, a sensor, or a structural element, and has the potential to significantly enhance the capabilities of microrobots. Femt…
Design of CLARI: A miniature modular origami passive shape-morphing robot
Heiko Kabutz, Kaushik Jayaram
Miniature robots provide unprecedented access to confined environments and show promising potential for novel applications such as search-and-rescue and high-value asset inspection…