Wirelessly-Controlled Untethered Piezoelectric Planar Soft Robot Capable of Bidirectional Crawling and Rotation
Zhiwu Zheng,Hsin Cheng,Prakhar Kumar,Sigurd Wagner,Minjie Chen,Naveen Verma,James C. Sturm,Zhiwu Zheng,Hsin Cheng,Prakhar Kumar,Sigurd Wagner,Minjie Chen,Naveen Verma,James C. Sturm
Electrostatic actuators provide a promising approach to creating soft robotic sheets, due to their flexible form factor, modular integration, and fast response speed. However, their control requires kilo-Volt signals and understanding of complex dynamics resulting from force interactions by on-board and environmental effects. In this work, we demonstrate an untethered planar five-actuator piezoele...
