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.
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
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