Omnidirectional Shape Proprioception for Untethered Shape Memory Alloy‐Driven Soft Robotic Arms
A lightweight, modular soft robotic arm employs SMA actuation and a multi‐Hall‐magnet sensing system to achieve accurate omnidirectional shape proprioception. Each 35 g segment enables scalable assembly, while robust proprioception supports versatile navigation and manipulation in complex, unstructured environments.
Yiming Ouyang +7 more
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Tuning Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) via Filling Fraction and Period in Gold-Coated Bullseye Gratings. [PDF]
Li Z +4 more
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Toward Fully Soft and Multifunctional Shape Sensing via Optical Waveguide Arrays
This work develops a sheet made with arrays of soft optical fibers that can reconstruct its 3D surface shape. Synergy of the waveguides’ responses to bending and pressing force allows shape reconstruction with resilience to damage. Applied onto surfaces of robotic or living systems, our design can be implemented in virtual reality, teleoperation ...
Qifan Yu, Nina Cao, Kaitlyn Becker
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Load-dependent processing of prediction violations in task-irrelevant space. [PDF]
Orbe U +5 more
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Inspired by the Mexican jumping bean, this study presents a centimeter‐scale, electronics‐free robot that merges principles from both the animal and plant kingdoms. A thermo‐responsive actuator mimicking larval motion, enclosed within a uniquely shaped plant‐seed‐inspired shell, generates jumping, rolling, flipping, sliding, and climbing through ...
Ragesh Chellattoan +3 more
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Fabrication of Customized Diffractive Optics in under 10 Minutes via Single-Shot Grayscale Projection on a Consumer-Grade DLP System. [PDF]
Leites L +3 more
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Thermally Drawn Bioelectric Catheters: Enabling Proprioceptive Endovascular Navigation
This work introduces a novel bioelectric navigation system eliminates the need for harmful fluoroscopy during endovascular surgeries. A bespoke 16‐electrode catheter is fabricated using rapid thermal drawing and laser micro‐machining. Paired with a real‐time tracking algorithm fusing vascular geometry detection and distance estimation, this technology ...
Alex Ranne +8 more
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Population Coupling of V1 and V4 Neurons and Its Relation to Local Cortical State Fluctuations and Attention in Macaque Monkey. [PDF]
Doost M, van Kempen J, Boyd M, Thiele A.
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Long Period Grating Modified with Quasi-2D Perovskite/PAN Hybrid Nanofibers for Relative Humidity Measurement. [PDF]
Feng D +6 more
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Growth-Like Swelling of 2D Precursors for Efficient Fabrication of Complex 3D Microstructures. [PDF]
Zhu X +13 more
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