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 +2 more
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Gait Planning and Load-Bearing Capacity Analysis of Bionic Quadrupedal Robot Actuated by Water Hydraulic Artificial Muscles. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Li J, Zhang Z, Feng S, Yang Y, Gong Y.
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A comparative review of artificial muscles for microsystem applications. [PDF]
Microsyst Nanoeng, 2021 Shi M, Yeatman EM.
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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 +4 more
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Bioinspired Twisted Artificial Muscles with Enhanced Performance for Underwater Applications. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Sun J +6 more
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Bioinspired Artificial Muscles Based on Sodium Alginate-Wrapped Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Molybdenum Disulfide Composite Electrode Membrane. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2023 Ji Y, Wang K, Zhao G.
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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
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Robust and Multi-Functional Electrically Responsive Gold/Polydopamine-Coated Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Artificial Muscles. [PDF]
Nanomaterials (Basel)Ince JC, Elyasi S, Duffy AR, Salim NV.
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Material Extrusion of Helical Shape Memory Polymer Artificial Muscles for Human Space Exploration Apparatus. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2022 Mitchell K +5 more
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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 +3 more
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