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Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Lack of durability is a key challenge hindering the broad scale adoption of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) in automation industries. This review provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on SPA durability, introduces a standardized durability benchmarking protocol to consolidate the testing of SPAs, and outlines promising directions for ...
Dickson Chiu Yu Wong, Yucheng Luo, Rob Bernardus Nicolaas Scharff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Textile Radio-Frequency Active Devices and Systems: Wireless Communication and Energy Harvesting. [PDF]

Research (Wash D C)
Song W, Chen H, Kou Z, Chen Z, Li J, Liu T, Fan X, Lu W.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir, Muhammad A. Khalid, Manish Chauhan, Pietro Valdastri, James H. Chandler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crocheted Capacitive Touch Sensors for Rapid Prototyping of Soft Interfaces. [PDF]

IEEE Haptics Symp
O'Connell A, Castro S, Cislowski B, Dennler N, Culbertson H, Matarić MJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou, Eran Beeri Bamani, Joao Buzzatto, Bryan Busby, Lucas Ferrari Gerez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Closed-loop tactile-visual interactivity via chip-free luminescent fibers enabled by capacitive coupling. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Wu XE, Qi L, Wang Y, Zou M, Li D, Zhou Y, Huang T, Jin J, Lu H, Zhu M, Liang H, Duan L, Zhang Y, Zhang Y.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Miniaturized Magnetic Tip Design for Endoluminal Vine Robot Navigation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A magnetic tip mount is designed for a miniaturized 7 mm soft‐growing vine robot to enable wireless magnetic steering and onboard imaging, while preserving a 3 mm working channel. The internal–external ring magnets design balances magnetic attachment with low eversion pressure. Experiments demonstrate ±90° steering, 34 mm bending radius, and successful
Andrea Yanez Trujillo, Joshua Davy, James H. Chandler, James Avery, Pietro Valdastri   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced electrochemical and thermoelectric performance of bacterial cellulose-based composite aerogels <i>via</i> multi-component reinforcement. [PDF]

RSC Adv
Xiao Q, Xie E, Gao Z, Wang Y, Chen W, Fan W, Akhmedov J, Gulbaev U.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Bioinspired Soft‐Skeleton Robotics With Cooperative Shape Transformation and Stiffness Adaptation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A bioinspired soft‐skeleton robot that integrates variable‐stiffness chain skeletons into a soft textile skin is developed. The chain skeletons are highly flexible initially but can stiffen upon pneumatic actuation, enabling large deformation and enhanced load‐bearing capacity.
Mengyuan Niu, Xiaorui Hu, Chenmin Yuan, Haoyun Li, Xuzhong Su, Fengxin Sun   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in Laser-Induced Graphene for Flexible Sensors. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Lin L, Yang H, Gao H, Wang J, Zheng L, Hong Z, Wu L.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source