Nikolaos Vasios,Andrew J Gross,Scott Soifer et al.
Nikolaos Vasios et al.
Soft robots powered by pressurized fluid have recently enabled a variety of innovative applications in areas as diverse as space exploration, search and rescue systems, biomimetics, medical surgery, and rehabilitation. Although soft robots ...
Turning in Worm-Like Robots: The Geometry of Slip Elimination Suggests Nonperiodic Waves [0.03%]
蚯蚓状机器人转向：消除滑动的几何学表明非周期波出现
Akhil Kandhari,Yifan Wang,Hillel J Chiel et al.
Akhil Kandhari et al.
Inspired by earthworms, soft robots have demonstrated locomotion using segments with coupled length-wise elongation and radial contraction. However, peristaltic turning has primarily been studied empirically. Surface-dependent slip, which r...
Bioinspired Variable Stiffness Dielectric Elastomer Actuators with Large and Tunable Load Capacity [0.03%]
一种可变刚度电活性聚合物执行器及其大范围负载能力调控方法
Wen-Bo Li,Wen-Ming Zhang,Hong-Xiang Zou et al.
Wen-Bo Li et al.
This article proposes a bioinspired variable stiffness dielectric elastomer actuator (VSDEA) that is inspired by the leaf habit of monocots. The VSDEA is a fully flexible strip with a curved cross section and a tip dielectric elastomer mini...
Jiangbei Wang,Yanqiong Fei,Zhaoyu Liu
Jiangbei Wang
In this work, we design a type of soft robots for flipping locomotion, called the FifoBots. Different from most of the current soft robots that perform crawling, rolling, or jumping locomotion, the proposed FifoBots can flip forward and bac...
Shunichi Kurumaya,Hiroyuki Nabae,Gen Endo et al.
Shunichi Kurumaya et al.
This article presents an active textile braided in three strands with thin McKibben muscle. The fabrication of a textile using thin McKibben muscle as thread can be accomplished using a unique braiding method, developed in this study, to pr...
Bingxing Chen,Hongzhou Jiang
Bingxing Chen
We described a tensegrity robotic fish and detailed its overall structure, stiffness, and mechatronics. The main flexible structure of the robotic fish body was composed with a series of rigid segments linked with tensegrity joints by means...
A Fully Multi-Material Three-Dimensional Printed Soft Gripper with Variable Stiffness for Robust Grasping [0.03%]
一种用于牢固抓取的多材料全三维打印软夹具，具有可变刚度
Mingzhu Zhu,Yoshiki Mori,Tatsuhiro Wakayama et al.
Mingzhu Zhu et al.
Multi-material three-dimensional (3D) printing has provided the possibility of direct 3D printing of soft actuators with high complexity and functionality in a fast and easy fabrication process. In this article, we present the design of a m...
A Soft Ring-Shaped Actuator for Radial Contracting Deformation: Design and Modeling [0.03%]
一种用于径向收缩变形的软环状执行器：设计与建模
Yu Dang,Martin Stommel,Leo K Cheng et al.
Yu Dang et al.
Bioinspired movements such as elongation/shortening and bending are extensively studied in the field of soft robotics. However, radial contracting deformation has been overlooked, another typical deformation in nature, such as the constrict...
Mark Runciman,Ara Darzi,George P Mylonas
Mark Runciman
Soft robotic devices have desirable traits for applications in minimally invasive surgery (MIS), but many interdisciplinary challenges remain unsolved. To understand current technologies, we carried out a keyword search using the Web of Sci...
Dynamic Modeling of Fiber-Reinforced Soft Manipulator: A Visco-Hyperelastic Material-Based Continuum Mechanics Approach [0.03%]
基于黏-超弹性材料的 continuum 力学模型在纤维增强软体执行器建模中的应用
Seri Mastura Mustaza,Yahya Elsayed,Constantina Lekakou et al.
Seri Mastura Mustaza et al.
Robot-assisted surgery is gaining popularity worldwide and there is increasing scientific interest to explore the potential of soft continuum robots for minimally invasive surgery. However, the remote control of soft robots is much more cha...