Tendril‐Inspired Programmable Liquid Metal Photothermal Actuators for Soft Robots (Adv. Funct. Mater. 4/2024)

Liquid Metal Photothermal Actuators Inspired by tendrils, in article number 2310380, Xingyou Tian, Xian Zhang, and co-workers prepare programmable liquid metal/polyimide/polytetrafluoroethylene photothermal actuators based on asymmetric thermal expansion. With finite element analysis and programmable morphology, soft robots with various functions are designed. The work provides a new strategy for designing photothermal actuators and sketches a promising future for them in soft robots.