Temperature-responsive hydrogel actuators explored through untethered robots, miniature mechanisms, and a soft robotic manipulator.
Arizona State University / 2017-2021
My engineering contribution
During my doctoral research, I formulated and validated stimuli-responsive hydrogel actuators, using thermal and structural analysis to improve actuator response. These demonstrations show the range of miniature robotic systems investigated with hydrogel actuation.
Untethered actuation
Untethered Miniature Soft Robot Using Temperature-responsive Hydrogel Actuators.