Robotic Materials are materials that have sensing, computation and, possibly actuation, distributed throughout the bulk of the material. In such a material, we envision semiconducting polymer based sensing, actuation, and information processing for on-board decision making to be designed, in tandem, with the smart product that will be implemented with the smart material. Prior work in printing polymer semiconductors for sensing and cognition have focused on highly energetic inkjet printing. Alternatively, we are developing liquid polymer extrusion processes to work hand-in-hand with existing solid polymer extrusion processes (such as Fused Deposition Manufacturing - FDM) to simultaneously deposit sensing, computation, actuation and structure. We demonstrate the successful extrusion printing of conductors and capacitors to impedance-match a new, higher-performance organic transistor design that solves the cascading problem of the device previously reported and is more amenable to liquid extrusion printing. Consequently, these printed devices are integrated into a sheet material that is folded into a 3-D, six-legged walking machine with attached electric motor.
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ASME 2018 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems
September 10–12, 2018
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Aerospace Division
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978-0-7918-5195-1
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NUCLEOs: Toward Rapid-Prototyping of Robotic Materials That Can Sense, Think and Act
Mustafa Ayad,
Mustafa Ayad
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Robert Nawrocki,
Robert Nawrocki
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Richard M. Voyles,
Richard M. Voyles
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Junseok Lee,
Junseok Lee
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Hyowon Lee,
Hyowon Lee
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Daniel Leon-Salas
Daniel Leon-Salas
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Mustafa Ayad
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Robert Nawrocki
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Richard M. Voyles
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Junseok Lee
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Hyowon Lee
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Daniel Leon-Salas
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Paper No:
SMASIS2018-8245, V002T08A014; 6 pages
Published Online:
November 14, 2018
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Ayad, M, Nawrocki, R, Voyles, RM, Lee, J, Lee, H, & Leon-Salas, D. "NUCLEOs: Toward Rapid-Prototyping of Robotic Materials That Can Sense, Think and Act." Proceedings of the ASME 2018 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. Volume 2: Mechanics and Behavior of Active Materials; Structural Health Monitoring; Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting; Emerging Technologies. San Antonio, Texas, USA. September 10–12, 2018. V002T08A014. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2018-8245
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