Incorporating compliant elastomers for jumping locomotion in microrobots

Flea-Inspired Catapult Mechanism for Miniature Jumping Robots

(2012) Minkyun Noh et al.   IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Myriapod-like ambulation of a segmented microrobot

(2011) Katie L. Hoffman et al.   AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS

The First Launch of an Autonomous Thrust-Driven Microrobot Using Nanoporous Energetic Silicon

(2011) Wayne A. Churaman et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS

Thermally Actuated Omnidirectional Walking Microrobot

(2010) E Yegân Erdem et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS

High-Performance Shuffle Motor Fabricated by Vertical Trench Isolation Technology

(2010) Edin Sarajlic et al.   Micromachines

Advances in Dielectric Elastomers for Actuators and Artificial Muscles

(2009) Paul Brochu et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Walking on inclines: how do desert ants monitor slope and step length?

(2008) Tobias Seidl et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

The First Takeoff of a Biologically Inspired At-Scale Robotic Insect

(2008) R.J. Wood   IEEE Transactions on Robotics

A review on dielectric elastomer actuators, technology, applications, and challenges

(2008) Ailish O’Halloran et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

A Low-Voltage Large-Displacement Large-Force Inchworm Actuator

(2008) M.A. Erismis et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS