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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi, Hemin Pan, Yang Zong, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Viscosity Characterization of PDMS and Its Influence on the Performance of a Torsional Vibration Viscous Damper Under Forced Hydrodynamic Loading. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Chmielowiec A, Michajłyszyn A, Gumieniak J, Woś S, Homik W, Antosz K.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Compliant Pneumatic Feet with Real‐Time Stiffness Adaptation for Humanoid Locomotion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A compliant pneumatic foot with real‐time variable stiffness enables humanoid robots to adapt to changing terrains. Using onboard vision and pressure control, the foot modulates stiffness within each gait cycle, reducing impact forces and improving balance. The design, cast in soft silicone with embedded air chambers and Kevlar wrapping, offers durable,
Irene Frizza, Hiroshi Kaminaga, Philippe Fraisse, Gentiane Venture   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introducing the inverted pendulum as a negative stiffness mechanism and a novel structural system to improve seismic performance using a quasi-zero stiffness approach. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Azizi A, Barghian M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Backpropagation Through Soft Body: Investigating Information Processing in Brain–Body Coupling Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study explores how information processing is distributed between brains and bodies through a codesign approach. Using the “backpropagation through soft body” framework, brain–body coupling agents are developed and analyzed across several tasks in which output is generated through the agents’ physical dynamics.
Hiroki Tomioka, Katsuma Inoue, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Kohei Nakajima   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sensitivity analysis and integrated optimization of placement and parameters of rotational friction dampers based on seismic energy approach considering soil-structure interaction. [PDF]

PLoS One
Jarrahi H, Vaziri SJ, Khatibinia M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Numerical Modeling of Photothermal Self‐Excited Composite Oscillators

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
We present a numerical framework for simulating photothermal self‐excited oscillations. The driving mechanism is elucidated by highlighting the roles of inertia and overshoot, as well as the phase lag between the thermal moment and the oscillation angle, which together construct the feedback loop between the system state and the environmental stimulus.
Zixiao Liu, Ryan R. Rusch, Zheng Wu, Chi Chen, Pengju Shi, Hao Qiu, Ximin He   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of multiphysical field coupling and study of dynamic characteristics in magnetorheological fluid dampers. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Yang Z, Li L, Gao X, Wang X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Muscle Control of an Extra Robotic Digit

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study compares muscle‐ and movement‐based control for operating a supernumerary robotic thumb. While movement control performs better in the proposed tasks, muscle‐based (EMG) control promotes broader motor learning. The results highlight the promise and challenges of using biosignals for human augmentation, offering new insights into intuitive ...
Julien Russ, Lucy Dowdall, Francesco Cenciarelli, Kitty Goodridge, Mabel Ziman, Hristo Dimitrov, Danielle Clode, Tamar R. Makin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanical performance simulation and application of assembled self-centring shear lead damper. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Liu H, Chen Q, Gao Y, Liu S, Liu R, Wen B.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source