Скачать или смотреть An Untethered Magnetic- and Light-Responsive Rotary Gripper

This animation shows a remotely controlled dual magneto- and photoresponsive soft robotic gripper, capable of loading, transport, rotation, and release of cargo. The untethered soft actuator consists of a magnetically responsive polydimethylsiloxane layer containing magnetic iron powder coated onto the central region of a light-responsive liquid crystal polymer film hosting photochromic azobenzene dyes. Light is used to trigger the actuator to autonomously grab and pick up cargo with a high degree of control. Magnetic response is employed to conduct the locomotion as magnetic guidance, allowing the gripper to have both translational freedom and rotational freedom in its locomotion, differentiating the device from other soft robotic grippers. Control can be attained even in enclosed and/or confined spaces, through solely remote actuation.

For more information, see:
M. Pilz da Cunha, Y. Foelen, T.A.P. Engels, K. Papamichou, M. Hagenbeek, M.G. Debije, A.P.J.H. Schenning, "On untethered, dual magneto- and photoresponsive liquid crystal bilayer actuators showing bending and rotating motion", Adv. Opt. Mater. 2019, 7(7), 1801604 (https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201801604)
M. Pilz da Cunha, Y. Foelen, R.J.H. van Raak, J.N. Murphy, T.A.P. Engels, M.G. Debije, A.P.J.H. Schenning, "An untethered magnetic- and light-responsive rotary gripper: shedding light on photoresponsive liquid crystal actuators", Adv. Opt. Mater. 2019, 7(7), 1801643 (https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201801643)

Credits:
Animation: ICMS Animation Studio
Voice-over: Studio Make
Music: "Nebulas Night" by Jason Livesay