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Echinoderm‐Inspired Autonomy for Soft‐Legged Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Inspired by echinoderms, a modular soft robot achieves autonomous phototaxis without a central controller or explicit communication. Each limb independently adapts its actuation timing through local sensing and short‐term memory. Coordination emerges purely from physical interactions, demonstrating resilience to changes in morphology, environment, and ...
Harmannus A. H. Schomaker, Jelle de Vries, Johannes T. B. overvelde   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multilayer Dielectric Elastomer with Reconfigurable Electrodes for Artificial Muscle. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh), 2023
Fu H, Jiang Y, Lv J, Huang Y, Gai Z, Liu Y, Lee PS, Xu H, Wu D.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Auditory–Tactile Congruence for Synthesis of Adaptive Pain Expressions in RoboPatients

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
In this work, we explore auditory–tactile congruence for synthesizing adaptive vocal pain expressions in robopatients. Using a robopatient platform that integrates vocal pain sounds with palpation forces, we conducted 7680 trials across 20 participants.
Saitarun Nadipineni, Chapa Sirithunge, Yue Xie, Fumiya Iida, Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A length-adjustable vacuum-powered artificial muscle for wearable physiotherapy assistance in infants. [PDF]

Front Robot AI, 2023
Gollob SD, Mendoza MJ, Koo BHB, Centeno E, Vela EA, Roche ET.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
wiley   +1 more source

Bending Properties of an Extensile Fluidic Artificial Muscle. [PDF]

Front Robot AI, 2022
Garbulinski J, Wereley NM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Backpropagation Through Soft Body: Investigating Information Processing in Brain–Body Coupling Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study explores how information processing is distributed between brains and bodies through a codesign approach. Using the “backpropagation through soft body” framework, brain–body coupling agents are developed and analyzed across several tasks in which output is generated through the agents’ physical dynamics.
Hiroki Tomioka, Katsuma Inoue, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Kohei Nakajima   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Compact Two-Dimensional Varifocal Scanning Imaging Device Actuated by Artificial Muscle Material. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel), 2023
Cheng Y, Chen C, Liu L, Cao J, Xu Y, Hao Q.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Muscle Control of an Extra Robotic Digit

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study compares muscle‐ and movement‐based control for operating a supernumerary robotic thumb. While movement control performs better in the proposed tasks, muscle‐based (EMG) control promotes broader motor learning. The results highlight the promise and challenges of using biosignals for human augmentation, offering new insights into intuitive ...
Julien Russ, Lucy Dowdall, Francesco Cenciarelli, Kitty Goodridge, Mabel Ziman, Hristo Dimitrov, Danielle Clode, Tamar R. Makin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low-Cost and Tough Pneumatic Artificial Muscle (LT-PAM). [PDF]

HardwareX
Naniwa K, Sugimoto Y, Nakanishi D, Masuda Y.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source