To overcome the limitations, researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University of Minnesota developed the first fully 3D printed dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA)-- a soft actuator prototype using active materials
with tunable parameters such as structural flexibility, morphology and dynamic actuation.
This research effort led to the creation of soft actuator prototypes using active materials
with remarkably
tunable parameters, such as structural flexibility, morphology and dynamic actuation.