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3D‐Printed Actuator Powered by Liquid Crystal Elastomer Muscles at the Water–Air Interface

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Soft robots for unstructured environments require responsive, durable actuators. Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) provide large reversible deformations under thermal or optical stimuli. Direct ink writing enables fabrication of LCE actuators integrated with silicone, with mesogen chemistry and oligomers optimized for printable inks.
Cecilie Ryberg, Stefan Pendlmayr, Jan Skov Pedersen, Jens Vinge Nygaard, Jan P. F. Lagerwall, Brigitte Städler   +5 more
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High‐Density Magnetomyography With Optical Magnetometers Reveals Spatiotemporal Patterns of Evoked Muscle Activity

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Optically pumped magnetometers are employed to contactlessly map the spatiotemporal dynamics of the magnetic field linked to electrical activity of a skeletal muscle in vivo. It is demonstrated that localization of the clinically relevant innervation zone is feasible using this non‐invasive magnetic measurement modality. ABSTRACT Magnetomyography (MMG)
Simon Nordenström, Victor Lebedev, Stefan Hartwig, Marlen Kruse, Santiago Rodriguez, Lukas Baier, Nima Noury, Thomas Klotz, Ahmet Doğukan Keleş, Justus Marquetand, Markus Siegel, Oliver Röhrle, Thomas Middelmann   +12 more
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Angled Nozzle Aerosol Jet Printing to Streamline Conformal Patterning of Electronics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A modular, angled aerosol jet printhead is demonstrated to streamline patterning on nonplanar surfaces, including 90° step edges and confined internal geometries. A detailed analysis of gravitational settling for a sheathed aerosol flow and deconvolution of oblique deposition and gravitational effects supports the versatility of this approach for ...
Louis O. Morgan, Jeremy D. Rurup, Hal K. Griswold, Md Ramjan Ali, Ethan B. Secor   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biological and metric maps applied to robot homing

, 2010
Navigation is at the heart of today’s mobile robotic systems. The use of landmarks for the guidance of autonomous systems is an essential part of the process. Shape, size, and colour are some of the properties of the landmarks.
Diamantas, Sotirios Ch.
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Low‐Outgassing Liquid Metal–Silicone Composites for Multifunctional Space Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Integrating liquid metal microdroplets into a space‐grade silicone creates a multifunctional composite while preserving its inherent flexibility and low‐outgassing behavior. The composite has 11×$\times$ higher thermal conductivity while remaining thermally stable and maintaining a total mass loss of ≤$\le$ 1% under thermal vacuum testing.
Spencer Pak, Matthew R. Jamison, Cadré J. Francis, Ravi Tutika, Stephen A. Morin, Eric J. Markvicka   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three Vision-Based Behaviors For Selfpositioning A Mobile Robot

, 1995
. This paper presents the analysis of vision-based homing behaviors that provide selfpositioning of a mobile robot. The control schemes of the homing behaviors are based on a new approach that describes robot moves in terms of regulation by image ...
Heinz Hügli, A Mobile Robot, Claudio Facchinetti, François Tièche   +3 more
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Thermoresponsive Self‐Healing Carbon Nanotube‐Reinforced Dual‐Network Hydrogels for Wearable Sensors and Information Concealment

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A CNT‐reinforced dual‐network hydrogel combines ionic liquid‐mediated thermoresponsiveness, dynamic covalent crosslinking, and conductive nanostructures within a single adaptive material. The hydrogel exhibits ultrafast gelation, autonomous self‐healing, >1000% stretchability, reversible optical switching, and stable electromechanical sensing, enabling
Xia Qiu, Xiaolong He, Paul Morandi, Petra Rudolf, Rudy Folkersma, Vincent S. D. Voet, Katja Loos   +6 more
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Multiobjective Codesign Optimization of a Planar Pneumatic Artificial Muscle‐Based Snake‐Like Robot for Enhanced Agility and Energy Efficiency

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A codesign multiobjective optimization framework was developed to enhance the morphology and controller of a snake‐like robot driven by artificial muscles. It improved planar locomotion, agility, and power efficiency. The approach optimized link geometry and controller gains, revealing that shorter muscles near joints and longer linkages maximize ...
Ayla Valles, Mahdi Haghshenas‐Jaryani
wiley   +1 more source

Nonlocomotory Robotic Strategies for Dynamic Rotation Control in Terrestrial Robots: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Terrestrial robots increasingly require rapid body rotation to maintain stability and agility in complex environments. This review shows nonlocomotory rotational control strategies that operate without ground contact, including reaction wheels, tails, bars, limbs, and thrusters.
Y. Liang, J. An, X. Zheng, D. Wang, S. Wang, X. Wang, P. Zhu, J. Pei, S. Li, J. Paripurana, Y. Han, Z. Tang, X. Gan, Q. He, X. Ma   +14 more
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Autonomous mobile robots

This PhD thesis explores the challenges and solutions at the intersection of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and real-time video streaming, aiming to improve both robot control and communication systems. It begins by digging into the control strategies that drive AMRs, particularly focusing on Model Predictive Control (MPC) and Dynamic Programming (DP)
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