Self-Regulating Plant Robots: Bioinspired Heliotropism and Nyctinasty [0.03%]
自调节植物机器人：受生物启发的向光性和睡眠运动反应
Suleyman Doruk Cezan,Hasan Tarik Baytekin,Bilge Baytekin
Suleyman Doruk Cezan
Self-regulation (or so-called homeostasis) is a property of all living organisms to maintain an internal stable state through specialized biofeedback mechanisms under varying external and internal conditions. Although these feedback mechani...
A Super-Lightweight and Soft Manipulator Driven by Dielectric Elastomers [0.03%]
一种由介电弹性体驱动的超轻量软 manipulator
Zhiguang Xing,Junming Zhang,David McCoul et al.
Zhiguang Xing et al.
Some applications are very sensitive to the weight of the robot, such as space manipulation or any untethered mobile manipulation. In this article, we designed a five-module unilaterally bending serial manipulator with length of 32 cm and a...
Bing Liao,Hongbin Zang,Mingyang Chen et al.
Bing Liao et al.
Soft climbing robots have attracted much attention of researchers for their potential applications on the wall or inside the tube. However, making a soft robot climb on the outer surface of a rod or tube by agile and efficient motion has lo...
Untethered Soft Robotics with Fully Integrated Wireless Sensing and Actuating Systems for Somatosensory and Respiratory Functions [0.03%]
具有完全集成的无线感应和执行系统的用于触觉和呼吸功能的不受束缚的软机器人技术
Byungkook Oh,Young-Geun Park,Hwaebong Jung et al.
Byungkook Oh et al.
There has been a great deal of interest in designing soft robots that can mimic a human system with haptic and proprioceptive functions. There is now a strong demand for soft robots that can sense their surroundings and functions in harsh e...
Experimental Investigation into the Dynamics of a Radially Contracting Actuator with Embedded Sensing Capability [0.03%]
一种具有内置传感功能的径向收缩致动器的动力学实验研究
Yu Dang,Harish Devaraj,Martin Stommel et al.
Yu Dang et al.
Dynamics, control, and sensing are still challenges for pneumatically actuated soft actuators. We consider feasible solutions based on a radially contracting actuator to overcome these challenges. The radially contracting actuator was inspi...
A Wearable Soft Haptic Communicator Based on Dielectric Elastomer Actuators [0.03%]
一种基于介电弹性体驱动器的可穿戴软触觉通信设备
Huichan Zhao,Aftab M Hussain,Ali Israr et al.
Huichan Zhao et al.
Dielectric elastomer actuators exhibit an unusual combination of large displacements, moderate bandwidth, low power consumption, and mechanical impedance comparable with human skin, making them attractive for haptic devices. In this article...
Design, Analysis, and Grasping Experiments of a Novel Soft Hand: Hybrid Actuator Using Shape Memory Alloy Actuators, Motors, and Electromagnets [0.03%]
一种新型软手的设计、分析与抓取实验：结合形状记忆合金致动器、电机和电磁铁的混合驱动机构
Junfeng Li,Minjie Sun,Zuqi Wu et al.
Junfeng Li et al.
Soft hands based only on an actuator system using a motor, air compressor, or smart material show obvious shortcomings due to the characteristics of each actuator. In this article, to overcome the weaknesses of each actuator system, a novel...
Haili Li,Jiantao Yao,Chunye Liu et al.
Haili Li et al.
From small unicellular organisms to large mammals, swallowing is an important way for them to interact with their external environment. The majority of these animals swallow their targets for the purpose of hunting, and some fish and amphib...
Mengjia Zhu,Thanh Nho Do,Elliot Hawkes et al.
Mengjia Zhu et al.
Conformable robotic systems are attractive for applications in which they may actuate structures with large surface areas, provide forces through wearable garments, or enable autonomous robotic systems. We present a new family of soft actua...
Efficient Multiaxial Shoulder-Motion Tracking Based on Flexible Resistive Sensors Applied to Exosuits [0.03%]
基于柔性电阻式传感器的外骨骼服多轴肩部运动高效追踪方法
J Luis Samper-Escudero,Aldo F Contreras-González,Manuel Ferre et al.
J Luis Samper-Escudero et al.
This article describes the performance of a flexible resistive sensor network to track shoulder motion. This system monitors every gesture of the human shoulder in its range of motion except rotations around the longitudinal axis of the arm...