The reason electrostatic devices are usually very small is simple: the force of any actuator is dependent on the distance between the plates and the voltage. Moving the plates closer together is ...

[Carl Bugeja] has taken the idea and in a sense turned it upon its head with his flexible PCB actuator ... we’d be interested to know both what force it can produce and whether flexible ...

When a voltage is applied, the electrostatic force between the electrodes causes them to move ... By controlling the magnetic field, precise actuation and positioning can be achieved. Magnetic ...