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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2020
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
Jianliang Xiao, Louisville, CO (US);
Zhanan Zou, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate, Denver, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/70 (2006.01); B25J 15/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/58 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/70 (2013.01); A61F 2/586 (2013.01); B25J 9/0015 (2013.01); B25J 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and methods of manufacture for soft robotic actuators are described herein. In one aspect, a soft robotic actuator can include an elastomeric material defining a cavity; a volume of liquid metal (LM) positioned within the cavity; and an energy source coupled to the LM, where the energy source is adapted or configured to alter a temperature of the volume of LM, whereby altering the temperature of the volume of LM initiates an actuation of the elastomeric material.