In particular, the problem of the high driving voltages has to be addressed. We contributed to the development of novel materials in two ways. We introduced a novel class of silicones (DC3481 from Dow corning) as dielectric elastomer in actuators and characterized their mechanical, electrical and electromechanical behavior. Therefore, we prepared novel silicone elastomer films from silicone fluid and different hardners (81-R, 81-F and 81-VF, Suter-Kunststoffe). The young’s modulus (Y) and dielectric constant of the new materials are summarized in Table 1. By using different types of hardeners as well as different degrees of cross-linking, we were able to control the young’s modulus and vary it up to 60%, while the dielectric constant of the materials was almost unchanged.