Tianzhao Bu,Hang Yang,Wenbo Liu et al.
Tianzhao Bu et al.
Owing to the perfect combination of metallic conductivity, liquid fluidity, and mechanical stability, liquid metals (LMs) are considered the potential materials of the electromechanical system and the basic components of liquid robot. Here,...
Highly Stretchable and Durable Conductive Knitted Fabrics for the Skins of Soft Robots [0.03%]
用于软机器人皮肤的高弹性和耐用性导电针织织物
Zeguang Pei,Xiangzhang Xiong,Jian He et al.
Zeguang Pei et al.
Stretchability and durability are imperative features for many electronic skins of soft robots, particularly those involving high deformability, cyclic gaits, confined space traverse, rough terrain navigation, and frequent human-robot inter...
Integrated Design of Actuation and Mechanism of Dielectric Elastomers Using Topology Optimization Based on Fat Bezier Curves [0.03%]
基于肥Bezier曲线拓扑优化的介电弹性体驱动器与机构一体化设计
Nianfeng Wang,Hao Guo,Bicheng Chen et al.
Nianfeng Wang et al.
Soft actuation technology has attracted considerable interest in recent decades, with the light weight, high response speed, and large deformation of dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) showing particular promise. DEAs composed of complia...
Boyu Zhang,Yingwei Fan,Penghui Yang et al.
Boyu Zhang et al.
This article describes a worm-like soft robot capable of operating in complicated tubular environments, such as the complex pipeline with different diameters, water, oil, and gas environments, or the clinical application in natural orifice ...
Design and Computational Modeling of a 3D Printed Pneumatic Toolkit for Soft Robotics [0.03%]
基于软体机器人的三维打印气动工具包的设计与建模研究
Cosima du Pasquier,Tian Chen,Skylar Tibbits et al.
Cosima du Pasquier et al.
Soft and compliant robotic systems have the potential to interact with humans and complex environments in more sophisticated ways than rigid robots. The majority of the state-of-the art soft robots are fabricated with silicone casting. This...
Tubular Jamming: A Variable Stiffening Method Toward High-Force Applications with Soft Robotic Components [0.03%]
管状夹紧：一种面向软机器人组件高力应用的可变刚度方法
Tiana Miller-Jackson,Yi Sun,Rainier Natividad et al.
Tiana Miller-Jackson et al.
The use of soft robotic actuators is on the rise because these soft systems offer the advantage of being highly flexible, which affords safer robot-environment interactions and the gentleness necessary to handle delicate objects. However, t...
Closed-Loop Control Through Self-Sensing of a Joule-Heated Twisted and Coiled Polymer Muscle [0.03%]
自感测焦耳加热捻线卷曲聚合物肌肉的闭环控制
Joost van der Weijde,Heike Vallery,Robert Babuška
Joost van der Weijde
The twisted and coiled polymer muscle (TCPM) has two major benefits: low weight and low cost. Therefore, this new type of actuator is increasingly used in robotic applications where these benefits are relevant. Closed-loop control of these ...
Nathaniel N Goldberg,Xiaonan Huang,Carmel Majidi et al.
Nathaniel N Goldberg et al.
Modeling soft robots that move on surfaces is challenging from a variety of perspectives. A recent formulation by Bergou et al. of a rod theory that exploits new developments in discrete differential geometry offers an attractive, numerical...
Exploring Behaviors of Caterpillar-Like Soft Robots with a Central Pattern Generator-Based Controller and Reinforcement Learning [0.03%]
基于中枢模式发生器控制器和强化学习的软体爬虫机器人运动研究
Matthew Ishige,Takuya Umedachi,Tadahiro Taniguchi et al.
Matthew Ishige et al.
Due to their flexibility, soft-bodied robots can potentially achieve rich and various behaviors within a single body. However, to date, no methodology has effectively harnessed these robots to achieve such diverse desired functionalities. C...
Andreas Tairych,Iain A Anderson
Andreas Tairych
Various types of artificial skins have been developed to provide robots with a sense of touch. Because of their compliance, dielectric elastomer (DE) capacitive sensors are particularly suitable for soft robots. Although the electrodes of D...