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Insect‐scale crawling robots can traverse confined environments; nevertheless, their functionalities are predominantly restricted to sensing because of challenges in integrating actuated degrees of freedom. Herein, a miniature rotary electrostatic clutch is presented by incorporating cutting patterns in the clutch layer.
Jongeun Lee +4 more
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Dynamic Buckling Analysis of Thin Film/Polydimethylsiloxane Substrate Structures in Curved State with Finite Thickness. [PDF]
Bi H, Li W, Wang L.
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Buckling of a thin, viscous film in an axisymmetric geometry
Drazin P. G. +5 more
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This work presents a tip‐growing eversion robot that uses phase‐changing alloys for reversible stiffening and localized actuation, achieving 43× stiffness modulation, 15× force amplification, and segmental steering. The system enables precise navigation and force delivery in constrained, tortuous pathways.
Shamsa Al Harthy +4 more
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Static and Free-Boundary Vibration Analysis of Egg-Crate Honeycomb Core Sandwich Panels Using the VAM-Based Equivalent Model. [PDF]
Li R +5 more
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A data‐efficient artificial intelligence‐assisted framework, which integrates experimental data with machine learning, is developed for the design of bimodal networked dielectric elastomers (DEs) as advanced artificial muscles. It adopts neural networks to predict DEs’ mechanical properties and support vector machines to classify electromechanical ...
Ofoq Normahmedov +8 more
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Hysteretic slit-snapping and multistability in buckled beams with partial cuts. [PDF]
Faulí BD, Kwakernaak L, van Hecke M.
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Female desert locusts dig underground to lay their eggs. They displace soil, rather than removing it, to create a tunnel. We analyze burrowing dynamics and 3D kinematics and design a locust‐inspired hybrid soft–stiff robot that reproduces this mechanism. The results show the natural strategy minimizes energy, whereas alternative patterns raise costs up
Shai Sonnenreich +2 more
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