A soft body robotic device includes a body made at least partly from a polylactic-acid-based material, and a magnetic movement mechanism connected to the body. The magnetic movement mechanism is configured to support movement of the soft body robotic device and to interact with an external magnetic control device for movement of the soft body robotic device.

A soft body robotic device includes a body made at least partly from a polylactic-acid-based material, and a magnetic movement mechanism connected to the body. The magnetic movement mechanism is configured to support movement of the soft body robotic device and to interact with an external magnetic control device for movement of the soft body robotic device.

A molecular magnetic material comprising salt molecules of a hexsacyanide tungsten anion complex of the formula: [WIV(CN)6(NN)]2-, a hexsacyanide tungsten anion complex of the formula: [WV(CN)6(NN)]—, wherein: W is a tungsten cation, CN is a cyano ligand, and NN is an NN-donating bidentate organic ligand forming a five-membered ring with the tungsten atom; and at least one type of a cation [A]n+¬, where n is an integer in the range of 1 to 4.

A molecular magnetic material comprising salt molecules of a hexsacyanide tungsten anion complex of the formula: [WIV(CN)6(NN)]2-, a hexsacyanide tungsten anion complex of the formula: [WV(CN)6(NN)]—, wherein: W is a tungsten cation, CN is a cyano ligand, and NN is an NN-donating bidentate organic ligand forming a five-membered ring with the tungsten atom; and at least one type of a cation [A]n+¬, where n is an integer in the range of 1 to 4.

The invention relates to a soft-magnetic powder comprising a core of a soft-magnetic material and a coating, the coating comprising an insulation treatment compound and an inhibitor, the inhibitor being: (e) a carboxylic acid with the general formula (I) ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 is a single bond or C.sub.1-C.sub.6-alkylene, R.sup.2 to R.sup.6 are each independently H, OH, —X—COOH, C.sub.1-C.sub.6-alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.6-alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.6-alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.7-cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.12-aryl, COOR.sup.7, OR.sup.8, or two adjacent groups R.sup.2 to R.sup.6 together form a ring, X is a single bond or C.sub.1-C.sub.6-alkylene; R.sup.7, R.sup.8 are C.sub.1-C.sub.20-alkyl; or a salt of the carboxylic acid,
and/or (f) a compound of the general formula (II)
(R.sup.9—O—)(R.sup.10—O—)(R.sup.11—O—)PO  (II) wherein R.sup.9 to R.sup.11 independently of each other indicate C.sub.1-C.sub.20-alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.20-alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.6-alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.7-cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.12-aryl, unsubstituted or substituted with one or more groups selected from OH and NH.sub.2, or R.sup.9 to R.sup.11 are each independently a polydiol moiety having a molecular weight M.sub.W of 500 to 30000 g/mol which is optionally capped at the end by —C.sub.1-C.sub.20-alkyl and/or at the connection to O atom bonding to P by C.sub.1-C.sub.20-alkylene, or R.sup.10, R.sup.11 are each independently H. The invention further relates to a process for producing the soft-magnetic powder and an electronic component comprising the soft-magnetic powder.

The invention relates to a soft-magnetic powder comprising a core of a soft-magnetic material and a coating, the coating comprising an insulation treatment compound and an inhibitor, the inhibitor being: (e) a carboxylic acid with the general formula (I) ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 is a single bond or C.sub.1-C.sub.6-alkylene, R.sup.2 to R.sup.6 are each independently H, OH, —X—COOH, C.sub.1-C.sub.6-alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.6-alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.6-alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.7-cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.12-aryl, COOR.sup.7, OR.sup.8, or two adjacent groups R.sup.2 to R.sup.6 together form a ring, X is a single bond or C.sub.1-C.sub.6-alkylene; R.sup.7, R.sup.8 are C.sub.1-C.sub.20-alkyl; or a salt of the carboxylic acid,
and/or (f) a compound of the general formula (II)
(R.sup.9—O—)(R.sup.10—O—)(R.sup.11—O—)PO  (II) wherein R.sup.9 to R.sup.11 independently of each other indicate C.sub.1-C.sub.20-alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.20-alkenyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.6-alkynyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.7-cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.12-aryl, unsubstituted or substituted with one or more groups selected from OH and NH.sub.2, or R.sup.9 to R.sup.11 are each independently a polydiol moiety having a molecular weight M.sub.W of 500 to 30000 g/mol which is optionally capped at the end by —C.sub.1-C.sub.20-alkyl and/or at the connection to O atom bonding to P by C.sub.1-C.sub.20-alkylene, or R.sup.10, R.sup.11 are each independently H. The invention further relates to a process for producing the soft-magnetic powder and an electronic component comprising the soft-magnetic powder.

The anionic imide material is obtained by preparing a solution or a suspension of an imide compound, then reducing and drying the same; the anionic material comprises anions of an imide compound, the anions being at least one selected from the following formula I or formula II; in formula I or II: n=1, 2, or 3; R.sub.1, R.sub.2 are respectively selected from at least one of H, amino, carboxyl, hydroxy, thiol, and pyridyl groups; X.sub.1-X.sub.4 are respectively an electron withdrawing group, and specifically selected from one of H, F, Cl, Br, CN, and NO.sub.2 groups. The anionic material of the present invention has a Curie temperature larger than room temperature and ferromagnetism, and is an organic magnetic material; it may be used for preparing an organic magnetic material and/or an organic magnetic device.

The anionic imide material is obtained by preparing a solution or a suspension of an imide compound, then reducing and drying the same; the anionic material comprises anions of an imide compound, the anions being at least one selected from the following formula I or formula II; in formula I or II: n=1, 2, or 3; R.sub.1, R.sub.2 are respectively selected from at least one of H, amino, carboxyl, hydroxy, thiol, and pyridyl groups; X.sub.1-X.sub.4 are respectively an electron withdrawing group, and specifically selected from one of H, F, Cl, Br, CN, and NO.sub.2 groups. The anionic material of the present invention has a Curie temperature larger than room temperature and ferromagnetism, and is an organic magnetic material; it may be used for preparing an organic magnetic material and/or an organic magnetic device.

Disclosed herein are an elastic encoder and manufacturing method thereof. The elastic encoder of the present invention includes a reinforcing rim which has a reinforcing body and a reinforcing flange formed along a peripheral part of the reinforcing body and which is manufactured using a metallic material; and a plastic magnet which is bound to the reinforcing flange so as to surround the reinforcing flange, includes synthetic resin, rubber material, and magnetic powder, and has a plurality of magnetic poles magnetized in a circumferential direction.

Disclosed herein are an elastic encoder and manufacturing method thereof. The elastic encoder of the present invention includes a reinforcing rim which has a reinforcing body and a reinforcing flange formed along a peripheral part of the reinforcing body and which is manufactured using a metallic material; and a plastic magnet which is bound to the reinforcing flange so as to surround the reinforcing flange, includes synthetic resin, rubber material, and magnetic powder, and has a plurality of magnetic poles magnetized in a circumferential direction.