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Crater Observing Bioinspired Rolling Articulator (COBRA)

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Crater Observing Bio‐inspired Rolling Articulator (COBRA) is a modular, snake‐inspired robot that addresses the mobility challenges of extraterrestrial exploration sites such as Shackleton Crater. Incorporating snake‐like gaits and tumbling locomotion, COBRA navigates both uneven surfaces and steep crater walls.
Adarsh Salagame   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shape‐Memory Alloy Torsion Strips for Soft Robotic Manipulation and Morphing

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
In this research, a dedicated configuration of SMA strip is proposed for soft robotic manipulation and morphing. This configuration has broad application prospects and demonstrates remarkable advantages in soft body joint operations. Mimicking invertebrates, soft robots tend to control each of their body joints to achieve the desired shape changes and ...
Changchun Wu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Remora‐Inspired Sensing Suction Cup with Adhesion Monitoring and Force Detection

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A suction cup with integrated liquid metal microchannel sensors enables stable multidirectional force sensing and adhesion monitoring in both air and water. The flexible resistive sensors, placed on the outer lip, transduce deformations into resistance changes under normal and shear loads.
Yuchen Liu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel Contact‐Implicit Trajectory Optimization Framework for Quadruped Locomotion without Fixed Contact Sequences

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Legged robots have advanced in environmental interaction through contact, but most works rely on fixed contact sequences. This work presents a new method based on an indirect optimization method for legged robots to automatically generate contact sequences for complex movements.
Yaowei Chen, Jie Zhang, Ming Lyu
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of Trans‐Dimensional Kirigami: From Compliant Mechanism to Multifunctional Robot

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This review outlines recent advancements in the geometric design and mechanical properties of kirigami. The kirigami is classified into two categories from a compliant mechanism perspective, highlighting their applications in metamaterials and robotic systems. Finally, the future research directions, is explored focusing on the potential of integrating
Yang Yu   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

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