Fabrication of bucky gel actuator/sensor devices based on printing method

2008 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 582-587

  Kamamichi, Norihiro ^a,b   Maeba, Toshiharu ^c   Yamakita, Masaki ^c   Muka, Toshiharu ^d  

^a TOKYO DENKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d RIKEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-D ELECTRODES; AUTOMATIC FABRICATION; COMPLICATED SHAPE; DISPENSING MACHINES; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; FORMING PROCESS; GEL ELECTROLYTE; LAYER-BY-LAYERS; LOW-VOLTAGE; POLYMER-SUPPORTED; PRINTING METHOD; PRINTING SYSTEM; SOFT ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; FABRICATION; GELS; INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; POLYMERS; PRINTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GELATION;

EID: 69549116348     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2008.4651100     Document Type: Conference Paper

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