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Robotics for Crop Pollination: Recent Advances and Future Direction

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is great interest in alternative pollination strategies for crop production in the face of climate change and perennial threats to the traditional pollination mechanisms. This review explores the potential of robotic pollination as a promising solution to these challenges affecting crop fertilization, agricultural sustainability, and ...
Ranjan Sapkota, Matthew D. Whiting, Dawood Ahmed, Manoj Karkee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intelligent Continuum Micromachines in Complex Confined Spaces

SmartBot, EarlyView.
The cover depicts a conceptual design for an intelligent continuum micromachine entering a target capsule used in fusion‐energy research through its slender gas‐fill tube. By combining route‐adaptive deformation, embedded sensing, and a functional end effector, the robot could inspect hidden defects, assess local conditions, and support localized ...
Huayang Sai, Yunyue Yang, Shuxing Xu, Jinbo Hu, Jiliang Wang, Zhehao Gan, Wei Tang, Tian‐Yun Huang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Martian‑Regolith Simulant Confined Nanogenerators for Wireless Tactile Sensing for Human‐Machine Interface

Small, EarlyView.
A Martian regolith‐simulant/PDMS triboelectric nanogenerator is developed as an ISRU‐inspired, self‐powered tactile sensor for wireless human–machine interface applications. ABSTRACT Achieving a sustainable energy system for space missions remains challenging due to the continued reliance on Earth‐supplied materials.
Shidhin Mappoli, Keval K. Sonigara, Martin Pumera   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robotic Palpation for Spatiotemporal Arterial Pulse Quantification and Mapping Using Multilevel Microdome‐Based Soft Pressure Sensors

Small, EarlyView.
This study presents the development of multilevel pressure‐sensitive layers replicated from liquid‐metal‐based structures for optimizing soft pressure sensors in robotic palpation. This approach enhances sensitivity and range for subtle arterial displacement detection.
Seong‐Min Im, Jaehwan Jang, Byeong‐Sun Park, Jiwon Choi, Kyeong Taek Oh, Min‐gu Kim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mesophase Tunable Actuation of Ionic Thiol‐Acrylate Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Small, EarlyView.
Thiol‐acrylate ionic liquid crystal elastomers (iLCE) are developed with nematic and cybotactic mesophases and polydomain and monodomain genesis. The effect of genesis, mesophase, and microstructure on electroactuation was studied. ABSTRACT Electroactive polymers (EAPs) are envisioned to play a crucial role in next‐generation soft robotics for their ...
Yasaman Maddah, Zakaria Siddiquee, Matthew Gene Scarfo, Yasaman Rahimidarestani, Aiping Yu, Tizazu Mekonnen, Antal Jákli, Hamed Shahsavan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research Progress on Thermal Runaway and Thermal Management of Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
This review summarizes thermal runaway mechanisms, propagation pathways, mitigation strategies, and intelligent thermal management technologies for lithium‐ion batteries, highlighting the transition from passive heat dissipation to integrated safety regulation through advanced cooling, barrier materials, sensing, machine learning, and digital‐twin ...
Songrong Li, Wenjia Zhao, Yutong Zhang, Xianyong Wu, Zhongxue Chen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regression Model for a Sensor‐Integrating Jaw Coupling—Compensation for the Viscoelastic Material Behavior

Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Volume 26, Issue 4, December 2026.
ABSTRACT In recent years, there has been an increasing demand to digitize production processes. In order to obtain the necessary data for these processes, numerous sensors must be installed on or in the machines. This can be difficult, especially when done retroactively, as the existing installation space must be able to accommodate the sensors.
Johannes D.M. Menning, Arthur Ewert, Artem Prokopchuk, Berthold Schlecht, E.‐F. Markus Vorrath, Thomas Wallmersperger   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Skins With Reversible Thickness Morphing: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

Advanced Materials, Volume 38, Issue 55, 1 October 2026.
Evolution of electronic skin (e‐skin) technologies toward adaptive, multifunctional soft skins. Phase I highlights early rigid and discrete sensory interfaces. Phase II shows the transition toward flexible, stretchable, and large‐area e‐skin. Phase III captures the emergence of computational e‐skin.
Oliver Ozioko, Chiamaka Akah, Ravinder Dahiya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential and Trend of MXene in Smart Biocomposites Applications: A Review

Advanced Sustainable Systems, Volume 10, Issue 10, October 2026.
MXene‐based biocomposites emerge as a promising class of multifunctional materials that integrate the exceptional electrical, thermal, and electrochemical properties of MXenes with the biocompatibility and sustainability of biopolymers. This review examines their synthesis, fabrication, and structure–property relationships while highlighting ...
Joy Chigozie Anene‐Amaechi, Kehinde James Falua, Amin Babaei‐Ghazvini, Bishnu Acharya   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Muscles: Electrostatic Actuation and Design Tradeoffs. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Colborn GX, Pilgrim J, Ho K, Natarajan P, Goode A, Catterlin JK, Krause M, Hornik T, Kartalov EP.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source