An integrated design and fabrication strategy for entirely soft, autonomous robots

Michael Wehner, Ryan L. Truby, Daniel J. Fitzgerald, Bobak Mosadegh, George M. Whitesides, Jennifer A. Lewis () and Robert J. Wood ()
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Michael Wehner: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Ryan L. Truby: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Daniel J. Fitzgerald: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Bobak Mosadegh: Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian Hospital
George M. Whitesides: Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
Jennifer A. Lewis: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Robert J. Wood: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Nature, 2016, vol. 536, issue 7617, 451-455

Abstract: An untethered, entirely soft robot is designed to operate autonomously by combining microfluidic logic and hydrogen peroxide as an on-board fuel supply.

Date: 2016
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