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Opinion: Why polymer chemists hold the key to soft robots

Abstract

The future of soft actuation will be found not by making incremental improvements to existing materials but by designing polymers with actuation in mind from the beginning.

Category

Professional article

Language

English

Author(s)

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Industry / Biotechnology and Nanomedicine
  • Korea University of Technology and Education

Date

21.05.2026

Year

2026

Published in

Chemical & engineering news (Print)

ISSN

0009-2347

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