E-Series Expanding HASEL actuators are soft electrohydraulic components that provide compact linear pushing motion for compliant mechanisms, haptics and soft-robotics experiments.
Target environment: Research labs, haptics prototypes, soft grippers, compliant mechanisms and compact robotic assemblies.
Workflow context: Integrated as actuator components where deformable motion is preferable to rigid motor, pneumatic or hydraulic systems.
Customer context: Soft-robotics researchers, haptics developers, end-effector teams and hardware builders evaluating artificial-muscle actuation.
Deployment model: Catalog actuator families and partner evaluation rather than complete robot sales.
Commercial maturity: Early commercial component family with public model-level force, stroke, size and weight options.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on drive electronics, voltage handling, durability, control integration, stroke/force fit and manufacturability at the required scale.
Market position: Soft-actuation component lane for compliant robotics.
Adjacent products: Adjacent to haptics, dexterous hands, soft grippers, wearable robotics and artificial-muscle research.
Audience
Robot designers
Workflow
Integrated as actuator components where deformable motion is preferable to rigid motor, pneumatic or hydraulic systems.
Deployment environment
Research labs, haptics prototypes, soft grippers, compliant mechanisms and compact robotic assemblies.
Specifications
Applications: Haptics, soft robotics and compliant automation mechanisms
Hardware Design: Thin plastic films and liquids for soft actuator construction
Control: Controllable with an analog voltage signal
System Role: Soft actuator
Use Cases: Linear motion
Operating Environment: Robot designers
Family specifications
E-1010-01-01 - Weight: 0.2 g - Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 0.3 mm - Free Stroke: 0.26 mm - Blocking Force: 4.5 N
E-0015-04-10 - Weight: 38 g - Dimensions: 38 mm diameter x 10 mm - Free Stroke: 2.8 mm - Blocking Force: 25 N
E-0025-04-15 - Weight: 88 g - Dimensions: 54 mm diameter x 20 mm - Free Stroke: 7 mm - Blocking Force: 40 N