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Towards Advanced Intelligent and Perceptive Soft Grippers

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Implementing soft yet strong and intelligent soft grippers request innovative and creative solutions in designing soft bodies and seamlessly integrating actuated systems with hierarchical sensing. This review systematically analyses soft grippers with a deep understanding of core components, from fundamental design principles to actuation and sensing ...
Haneul Kim, Hayeon Shin, Seik Park, Changbeom Shim, Seonggun Joe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Compact Tubular Dielectric Elastomer Pump for Indoor Plants

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.
This study develops a mountable rolled dielectric elastomer pump (MRDEP) using silicone films and MWCNT‐based electrodes. The MRDEP is completely soft, silent in operation, and easily mounted on a piping system. We use dry stacking methods, fabricate a multilayer dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA), and a pre‐straining process in one direction before ...
Ardi Wiranata, Yuya Yamaguchi, Yu Kuwajima, Yuma Furuhashi, Hiroshi Fukui, Naoki Hosoya, Shingo Maeda   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu, Zicao Peng, Chong Sun, Haitao Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Open-loop control for displacement of balloon-type dielectric elastomer actuator pre-stretched with water pressure

ROBOMECH Journal
Soft actuators have attracted significant attention owing to their unique characteristics and potential for various applications. A dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) is a type of soft actuator driven by electric voltage and has superior characteristics,
Asahi Tsujino, Takeshi Hayakawa
doaj   +1 more source

Towards efficient elastic actuation in bio-inspired robotics using dielectric elastomer artificial muscles [PDF]

, 2019
In nature, animals reduce their cost of transport by utilizing elastic energy recovery. Emerging soft robotic technologies such as dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) offer an advantage in achieving biomimetic energy efficient locomotion thanks to ...
Cao, Chongjing, Conn, Andrew T., Gao, Xing   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Actuation Strategies for Underwater Jet‐Propelled Soft Robots

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This review article examines jet‐propulsion mechanisms in underwater soft robotic systems, focusing exclusively on physically fabricated and experimentally validated robots. Covering research published from 2013 to 2025, this study classifies and evaluates jet‐propulsion robots based on their actuation mechanisms.
Angel Kitone, Mohammed Anteet, Pawandeep S. Matharu, Yara Almubarak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Large Deformable Soft Actuators Using Dielectric Elastomer and Origami Inspired Structures [PDF]

, 2019
There have been significant developments in the field of robotics. Significant development consists of new configurations, control mechanisms, and actuators based upon its applications.
Park, JangHo
core   +1 more source

Highly Dynamic Soft Electrohydraulic Origami Actuators for Agile and Multimodal Robotic Locomotion

SmartBot, EarlyView.
Most current soft robots still lag far behind their natural counterparts in both agility and speed, mainly attributed to the limited morphing modes and performance of soft actuators. Here, the authors report a new methodology of electrohydraulic origami (EHO) for creating powerful and multimodal soft actuators with large strain, high speed, lightweight,
Wenbo Li, Yuanzhen Zhang, Guorui Li, Hai Li, Kai Tao, Wenming Zhang, Jian Xu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electrothermal Twisted and Coiled Polymer Artificial Muscles and Their Applications in Soft Robotics

Small Structures, Volume 7, Issue 5, May 2026.
Researchers develop a PE@SPN electrothermal polymer artificial muscle with a parallel‐stranded spiral structure. A temperature self‐sensing‐driven hierarchical closed‐loop fractional order PID (FOPID) control scheme is adopted. A rehabilitation manipulator was designed, and subsequently, a series of experiments are conducted to test the performance of ...
Yali Han, Xiaopeng Zheng, Yang Li, Junjie Wang, Yu Zhao, Xiang Zhou, Zunfeng Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cooperative Systems Based on Arrays of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

Actuators
This work introduces two cooperative dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) array designs, enabling comparison between a fully soft, wearable-oriented system and a rigid, high-performance platform. The soft silicone-based array achieves strokes up to 1.9 mm
Julian Neu, Sipontina Croce, Andrej Schagaew, Stefan Seelecke, Gianluca Rizzello   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source