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Extreme Mechanics Letters 9 (2016) 195–203 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Extreme Mechanics Letters journal homepage: /locate/eml Giant continuously-tunable actuation of a dielectric elastomer ring actuator Ying Shi Teh a , Soo Jin Adrian Koh a,b,∗ a Engineering Science Programme, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Kent Ridge, Singapore 117575, Singapore b Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Kent Ridge, Singapore 117575, Singapore a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Electric stimulus triggers mechanical deformation in an electroactive polymer actuator, Received 11 April 2016 much like the human muscle. Here, we demonstrate a dielectric elastomer actuator in Received in revised form 11 July 2016 a ring configuration, exhibiting electrically-induced linear strains in excess of 200%. We Accepted 12 July 2016 use theory to inspire the possibility of giant voltage-induced actuation, and create an Available online 16 July 2016 experimental prototype of a ring dielectric elastomer actuator with continuously-tunable actuation of up to 200% strain. We further demonstrate giant actuation of a free-standing module of ring actuator, pre-tensioned using buckled carbon fibre strips, exhibiting electrically-induced mechanical linear strains in excess o