A moisture driven actuator was prepared by using small flakes of graphene oxide (SGO) as the actuation material. The SGO film can adsorb about 22 wt% of water compared with its own weight by changing relative humidity (RH) from 20% to 50%. An SGO/reduced conventional GO bilayer actuator showed superior actuation performance. The actuator can move an object 30 times heavier than its own weight.