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Ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) actuators have many advantages; for instance, they (1) can be driven with low voltages (<;5 V); (2) are soft, flexible and easily shaped; and (3) can operate in an aqueous environment (such as water). Important applications for IPMCs include active catheter devices for minimally invasive surgery, artificial muscle, and sensors and actuators for biorobotics....
Recent advances in the study of electroactive polymer have created a unique opportunity to accommodate greater flexibility and new degrees of freedom in the design of soft robots. An ionic electroactive polymer, generally known as Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC), has shown many new possibilities in soft-robotic actuation technology due to its low voltage requirement, large deformation, and omni-directional...
The EAP (Electro-Active Polymer) actuators have created an unique opportunity to design the robots that mimic the motion of biological systems due to its soft structure and operation at a low voltage. Although this polymer actuator has a strong potential for a next-generation artificial muscle actuator, it has been observed by many researchers that supplying actuation voltages in multiple location...
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