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Double Helix Structure for Stable Flexural Actuation in Soft Robotics

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This work introduces a double‐helical architecture for soft robotic actuators that enhances twisting resistance, increases output force, and minimizes undesired deformation. Actuators driven by shape‐memory alloy wires exhibit a roughly fivefold higher torsional/flexural stiffness ratio and 50% greater force output.
Louis Plottel, Richard Desatnik, Dinesh K. Patel, Philip LeDuc, Carmel Majidi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Fully Soft and Multifunctional Shape Sensing via Optical Waveguide Arrays

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This work develops a sheet made with arrays of soft optical fibers that can reconstruct its 3D surface shape. Synergy of the waveguides’ responses to bending and pressing force allows shape reconstruction with resilience to damage. Applied onto surfaces of robotic or living systems, our design can be implemented in virtual reality, teleoperation ...
Qifan Yu, Nina Cao, Kaitlyn Becker
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization and Selection of Contractile Actuators for Soft Robotics Operating in the Quasistatic Regime

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
We developed methods to characterize soft contractile actuators using force–displacement measurements in the passive state and the total force in the active state and define the operational range of thermal, electrothermal, and pneumatic muscles. A graphical method enables the selection of an actuator based on the required mechanical force–displacement
Qiong Wang, Liuyang Cheng, Jeongmin Kim, Samuel Tsai, Devin Roach, Sameh Tawfick   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Compact Multijoint Finger Motion Sensing Module for Flexible Exoskeleton Applications

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Addressing the motion estimation gap in underactuated wearable electronics, a highly integrated sensor alongside a customized readout circuit is proposed. Featuring a screen‐printed layout and optimized horseshoe geometry, this design establishes an optimal feedback mechanism for flexible hand exoskeletons while eliminating wiring clutter.
Huawei Zheng, Frédéric Lamarque, Hani Al Hajjar, Andreas Dietzel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cellular Material Network: A General Machine Learning Architecture for Predicting Mechanical Properties of Cellular Materials

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study introduces Cellular Material Network (CM‐Net), a pioneering machine learning architecture integrating physical information, to predict the mechanical properties of cellular materials. Comprehensive validation through simulations and experiments demonstrates its accuracy in predicting nonlinear behaviors, including initial peak compression ...
Sicong Zhou, Qiang Gao, Liuchao Jin, Guoquan Xie, Kang Zhang, Wei‐Hsin Liao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermally Drawn Bioelectric Catheters: Enabling Proprioceptive Endovascular Navigation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This work introduces a novel bioelectric navigation system eliminates the need for harmful fluoroscopy during endovascular surgeries. A bespoke 16‐electrode catheter is fabricated using rapid thermal drawing and laser micro‐machining. Paired with a real‐time tracking algorithm fusing vascular geometry detection and distance estimation, this technology ...
Alex Ranne, Heiko Maier, Jinshi Zhao, Songli Moey, Ayhan Aktas, Manik Chana, Burak Temelkuran, Nassir Navab, Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Continuous and Large‐Scale: ELEANOR, the Soft Architected Arm Inspired by the Elephant Trunk

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A large‐scale, architected continuum robot inspired by the macroscopic properties of the African elephant trunk achieves adaptive elephant‐like movements and whole‐body grasping. The results demonstrate that designing from the natural system’s macroscopic properties, rather than prescribing behaviors, provides a powerful strategy for developing ...
Giovanna A. Naselli, Anderson B. Nardin, Seonggun Joe, Ryan Drinkwater, Enrico Donato, Diego Bianchi, Egidio Falotico, Michel C. Milinkovitch, Lucia Beccai   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of an Inchworm‐Like Dual‐Balloon‐Assisted Colonoscopic Robot Based on a Two‐Segment Extensible Continuum Section

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This work presents an inchworm‐like dual‐balloon‐assisted colonoscopic robot (IDCR) based on a rod‐driven two‐segment continuum section. The IDCR enables the active straightening of the sigmoid colon through an inchworm‐like locomotion strategy, thereby avoiding loop formation.
Dezhi Song, Bohan Leng, Yi Liu, Xiangyang Yu, Chaoyang Shi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Balancing Exploration and Exploitation Through a Sequential Hybrid of Roach Infestation and Mayfly Algorithms for Constrained Engineering Design Optimization

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Maintaining an effective balance between exploration and exploitation is essential during optimization processes, from mathematical functions to more complex problems such as constrained engineering design optimization, particularly when addressing highly nonlinear issues with numerous local optima and strict feasibility requirements.
Enrique Lizárraga, Fevrier Valdez, Oscar Castillo, Patricia Melin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Establishing Sensory Neurons as Therapeutic Targets in Peripheral Neuropathy Driven by Polyglutamine Expanded Murine ATXN3

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Repeat expansion disorders frequently involve peripheral neuropathy, yet mechanisms remain unclear. Using a spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) Knock‐In Atxn3Q300/Q6, we identify progressive sensorimotor deficits, peripheral nerve pathology, and dorsal root ganglia RNA splicing dysregulation.
Juan P. Mato, John M. Hayes, Jacen Emerson, Maeha Sridharan, Toluwani Adelaja, Arsal Naeem, Alexandra F. Putka, Hayley S. McLoughlin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source