TY - GEN
T1 - Template-Free Magnetic Programming Strategy for 3D-Transformable Soft Robots
AU - Chen, Junliang
AU - Jin, Dongdong
AU - Ma, Xing
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2026.
PY - 2026
Y1 - 2026
N2 - Soft robots have emerged as a focal point of research due to their flexible actuation mechanisms, adaptability to various environments, and safety in human-robot interactions. Among the diverse actuation strategies, magnetically actuated technologies have significantly advanced the autonomy of soft robots owing to their ability to perform remote manipulation without constraints. This necessitates the development of high-performance magneto-responsive materials and intelligent soft structures. The deformation behaviors induced by anisotropic swelling present a novel approach for constructing complex magnetic soft actuators. This study introduces a composite ink system based on shear-induced alignment of magnetic fibers, integrating the effects of anisotropic swelling with a pulsed magnetization strategy. This approach facilitates the swelling transformation of two-dimensional printed structures into predetermined three-dimensional configurations, alongside magnetic actuation. Utilizing this template-free rapid magnetic programming platform, multiple biomimetic soft actuators have been designed and fabricated, successfully demonstrating complex motion modalities, including biomimetic grasping and path navigation. This work provides a new technical paradigm for the three-dimensional deformation and design of intelligent magnetically controlled soft robots.
AB - Soft robots have emerged as a focal point of research due to their flexible actuation mechanisms, adaptability to various environments, and safety in human-robot interactions. Among the diverse actuation strategies, magnetically actuated technologies have significantly advanced the autonomy of soft robots owing to their ability to perform remote manipulation without constraints. This necessitates the development of high-performance magneto-responsive materials and intelligent soft structures. The deformation behaviors induced by anisotropic swelling present a novel approach for constructing complex magnetic soft actuators. This study introduces a composite ink system based on shear-induced alignment of magnetic fibers, integrating the effects of anisotropic swelling with a pulsed magnetization strategy. This approach facilitates the swelling transformation of two-dimensional printed structures into predetermined three-dimensional configurations, alongside magnetic actuation. Utilizing this template-free rapid magnetic programming platform, multiple biomimetic soft actuators have been designed and fabricated, successfully demonstrating complex motion modalities, including biomimetic grasping and path navigation. This work provides a new technical paradigm for the three-dimensional deformation and design of intelligent magnetically controlled soft robots.
KW - Anisotropic Swelling
KW - Magnetic Actuation
KW - Magnetic Programming
KW - Soft Robots
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105020824398
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-95-2101-2_2
DO - 10.1007/978-981-95-2101-2_2
M3 - 会议稿件
AN - SCOPUS:105020824398
SN - 9789819521005
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science
SP - 15
EP - 25
BT - Intelligent Robotics and Applications - 18th International Conference, ICIRA 2025, Proceedings
A2 - Matsuno, Takayuki
A2 - Liu, Honghai
A2 - Liu, Lianqing
A2 - Yin, Zhouping
A2 - Zhu, Xiangyang
A2 - Ren, Weihong
A2 - Wang, Zhiyong
A2 - Sheng, Yixuan
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 18th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2025
Y2 - 6 August 2025 through 9 August 2025
ER -