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Sustainable and untethered soft robots created using printable and recyclable ferromagnetic fibers
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Wei Tang, Yidan Gao, Zeyu Dong, Dong Han, Vadim V. Gorodov, Elena Yu. Kramarenko, Jun Zou. Sustainable and untethered soft robots created using printable and recyclable ferromagnetic fibers[J]. Journal of Zhejiang University Science , , (): .
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Abstract: Integrated printing of magnetic soft robots with complex structures using recyclable materials
to achieve sustainability of the soft robots remains a persistent challenge. Here, we propose a
kind of ferromagnetic fibers that can be used to print soft robots with complex structures.
These ferromagnetic fibers are recyclable and can make soft robots sustainable. The
ferromagnetic fibers based on thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)/NdFeB hybrid particles are
extruded by an extruder. We use a desktop three-dimensional (3D) printer to demonstrate the
feasibility of printing two-dimensional (2D) and complex 3D soft robots. These printed soft
robots can be recycled and reprinted into new robots once their tasks are completed.
Moreover, these robots show almost no difference in actuation ability relative to prior
versions, and have new functions. Successful applications including lifting, grabbing, and
moving objects, and these functions can be operated untethered wirelessly. In addition, the
locomotion of magnetic soft robot in a human stomach model shows the application prospect
in medical applications. Overall, these fully recyclable ferromagnetic fibers pave the way for
printing and reprinting sustainable soft robots while also effectively reducing e-waste and
robotics waste materials, which is important for resource conservation and environmental
protection.
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