Popping, locking robots Back to all publications Publication date 1 December 2021 DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41563-021-01157-2 Reference J.T.B. Overvelde, Popping, locking robots, Nature Mater. 20, (12), 1590-1591 (2021) Group Soft Robotic Matter An interplay between deswelling and buckling in a polymer gel is harnessed to achieve sequential snap events for repeatable jumping motion, opening the door to autonomously moving soft robots. Download (pre)print
