Novel graphene oxide origami sheets could promote next-gen soft robots

Origami structures made by GO films. Image from: Advanced Science

These materials are designed to behave like animated origami, allowing flat sheets to transform into structures that walk, twist, flip, and sense motion. The goal was to overcome long-standing limitations that have kept graphene oxide-based actuators from real-world use – such as brittleness, mass production challenges and complications in generating complex or programmable motion, the team explained.

Researchers at Canada’s McGill University recently reported two separate studies focused on the development of ultra-thin materials based on graphene oxide films, that can move, fold, and reshape themselves, opening new possibilities for soft robotics and adaptive devices. Origami structures made by GO films. Image from: Advanced ScienceThese materials are designed to behave like animated origami, allowing flat sheets to transform into structures that walk, twist, flip, and sense motion. The goal was to overcome long-standing limitations that have kept graphene oxide-based actuators from real-world use – such as brittleness, mass production challenges and complications in generating complex or programmable motion, the team explained.

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