Christoph Keplinger

TL;DR: A class of devices enabled by ionic conductors that are highly stretchable, fully transparent to light of all colors, and capable of operation at frequencies beyond 10 kilohertz and voltages above 10 kilovolts are described.

TL;DR: In this article, a pneumatic actuator can bend from a linear to a quasicircular shape in 50 ms when pressurized at Δ P = 345 kPa.

TL;DR: A network of poly(dimethylsiloxane) polymer chains crosslinked by coordination complexes that combines high stretchability, high dielectric strength, autonomous self-healing and mechanical actuation is reported.

TL;DR: This review discusses soft robots which allow actuation with several degrees of freedom, and shows that different actuation mechanisms lead to similar actuators, capable of complex and smooth movements in 3d space.

TL;DR: A class of soft actuators is described, termed hydraulically amplified self-healing electrostatic (HASEL) actuators, which harness a mechanism that couples electrostatic and hydraulic forces to achieve a variety of actuation modes and demonstrate their robust, muscle-like performance as well as their ability to repeatedly self- heal after dielectric breakdown.