Stenus-inspired, swift, and agile untethered insect-scale soft propulsors

Abstract Mimicking living creatures, soft robots exhibit incomparable adaptability and various attractive new features. However, untethered insect-scale soft robots are often plagued with inferior controllability and low kinetic performance. Systematically inspired by the swift swingable abdomen, co...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Xingxing Ke, Haochen Yong, Fukang Xu, Han Ding, Zhigang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45997-3