3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu +5 more
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Medical Imaging-Based Kinematic Modeling for Biomimetic Finger Joints and Hand Exoskeleton Validation. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Wang X, Cho C, Zhang P, Ge S, Chen J.
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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett +5 more
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A bioinspired self-powered optical tactile sensing system with ultrahigh sensitivity and ultralow detection limit. [PDF]
Nat CommunHou T, Chen C, Guo R, He S, Zi Y.
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Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
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Towards broadband artificial vision: CMOS-integrated SWIR-MWIR imaging. [PDF]
Light Sci ApplSun D, Zheng W, Deng H, Liang L.
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds +2 more
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Functional material probes and advanced technologies in organ-on-a-chip characterization. [PDF]
TheranosticsWang Y, Chang X, Deng S, Tang S, Chen P.
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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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Understanding the Roles of Microstructure and Viscoelasticity of Soft Ionic Elastomer for Super-Capacitive Pressure Sensors. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Cheng AJ +13 more
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