Leech‐Inspired Amphibious Soft Robot Driven by High‐Voltage Triboelectricity
Shanghai University · Shanghai University of Engineering Science · +1 more institution
Abstract
Abstract Leech locomotion, characterized by alternating sucker attachment and body contraction provides high adaptability and stability on complex terrains. Herein, a leech‐inspired triboelectric soft robot is proposed for the first time, capable of amphibious movement, climbing, and load‐carrying crawling. A high‐performance triboelectric bionic robot system is developed to drive and control electro‐responsive soft robots. Its core components include: i) a leech‐inspired soft robot (LSR) made from segmented dielectric elastomer muscles. ii) The triboelectric sucker produces anisotropic frictional forces. iii) The multi‐channel high‐voltage output triboelectric nanogenerator (HDC‐TENG) effectively drives the…
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13Topics & keywords
- Triboelectric effect
- Nanogenerator
- Crawling
- Materials science
- Robot
- Leech
- Elastomer
- Voltage