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Computer-controlled ultra high voltage amplifier for dielectric elastomer actuators

Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics
Soft robotics is a breakthrough technology to support human–robot interactions. The soft structure of a soft robot can increase safety during human and robot interactions.
Ardi Wiranata, Zebing Mao, Yu Kuwajima, Yuya Yamaguchi, Muhammad Akhsin Muflikhun, Hiroki Shigemune, Naoki Hosoya, Shingo Maeda   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hydraulically Coupled Dielectric Elastomer Actuators for a Bioinspired Suction Cup. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel), 2021
Zhang C, Liu L, Xu K, Dong Z, Ding Y, Li Q, Li P.   +6 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

Analyzing pericytes under mild traumatic brain injury using 3D cultures and dielectric elastomer actuators. [PDF]

Front Neurosci, 2022
Wu YH, Park TI, Kwon E, Feng S, Schweder P, Dragunow M, Shim V, Rosset S.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Soft Robotic Device for Targeted Massage Therapy of Residual Limbs

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Residual limb edema after amputation can hinder recovery and delay prosthetic fitting. This study presents a soft‐robotic wearable device that delivers sequential compression through pneumatic McKibben actuators. By replicating the principles of manual lymphatic drainage, the device generates controlled mechanotherapeutic pressure patterns, providing a
Maria Grazia Polizzotto, Alessio Capecchi, Maartje Van der Lingen, Emanuele Gruppioni, Arianna Menciassi, Linda Paternò   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design, Characterization, and Liftoff of an Insect-Scale Soft Robotic Dragonfly Powered by Dielectric Elastomer Actuators. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel), 2022
Chen Y, Arase C, Ren Z, Chirarattananon P.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Soft Robotic Fish With a Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Body and Negative Stiffness Spine

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work introduces a bio‐mimetic soft robotic fish driven by fiber‐reinforced dielectric elastomer actuators integrated as its body. By prestretching this active skin against a flexible spine, a negative stiffness system is created, enabling large‐amplitude bending.
Markus Koenigsdorff, Simon Holzer, Stefania Konstantinidi, Yoan Civet, Yves Perriard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Suitability of Different Analytical Derivations of Electrically Induced Stress States in Planar and Cylindrical Dielectric Elastomer Actuators. [PDF]

Materials (Basel), 2022
Pfeil S, Gerlach G.
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

Fully Polymeric Domes as High-Stroke Biasing System for Soft Dielectric Elastomer Actuators. [PDF]

Front Robot AI, 2021
Neu J, Hubertus J, Croce S, Schultes G, Seelecke S, Rizzello G.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source