A "cloth robot" with a built-in sensor, which can move and expand, will soon show its strength. They will help future robots acquire “tactile†“skins,†become robotic coats that increase human strength and endurance, reduce the impact of pilots and astronauts when they sail, and may also become human’s rightful assistants in exploring space. According to reports recently organized by the Physicist Organization Network. The researchers mixed a sensor made of a flexible polymer and a linear actuator made of a memory metal in a cotton cloth that constitutes a robot. When the memory metal heats up, it shrinks and shrinks, causing the fabric to "move up." "Currently, most 'robot cloths' can only send signals through the wire to sense electronic components. But we have successfully combined drive and sensing." Rebecca Kramer, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, USA Says, "We use sewing technology to sewn linear drivers and sensors into the fabric, so this technology has the potential to integrate into the modern textile industry and to scale production." After the cloth robot is wrapped on the surface of a foamed plastic or a balloon, it can drive the material to reciprocate and deform in the desired direction, pushing the material to advance like a ruler in a generally arching manner, and can also perform peristaltic and gliding actions by compressing different parts. The goal of this research is to develop a series of "soft robots" that embed desired functions into scalable "skins." In the future, “skin†will embed more flexible, more shock-resistant electronic components to adapt to space activities, which will effectively reduce the carrying weight of astronauts and spacecraft; this technology can also be used in portable robots, and will be specific “skin†functions The fabric covers the surface of the deformable device and can quickly be assembled into specific devices suitable for interstellar exploration. "We can even design a set of machine clothing for the flies," Kramer said optimistically. "With the help of the outer skin 'skin', any object can have the potential to become a robot." The research team led by Kramer has submitted relevant papers to the International Conference on Intelligent Robot Systems held in Chicago, United States. During the meeting, they also demonstrated a variable-hardness fabric that could be used for medical stents and machinery. Shape-memory polymeric fibers allow the fabric to have the ability to change hardness. The polymer produces a phase transition after heating, softens the material, and can be used for medical fixation at a specific site. The polymer surface is also covered with a shape memory alloy, which can be heated to increase the temperature after the application of electricity to soften the polymer material. This technology is expected to make robotics more efficient and energy-efficient in the future. Kramer said: "Normally, it takes a lot of energy to keep joints from loosening when the hinge joints of machinery are kept in motion or in specific positions. Nowadays, new fabrics can lock joints with low energy consumption." Solar Garden Light,Solar Garden Light ,Solar Powered Garden Lights,Solar Camping Lamp NINGBO ZHENGUO INTELLINGENT LIGHTING CO.,LTD , https://www.intellingentlighting.com