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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
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UTact: Underwater Vision‐Based Tactile Sensor with Geometry Reconstruction and Contact Force Estimation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Embedded flexible sensing technologies advance underwater soft robotics, yet most systems still suffer from hysteresis and limited perceptiveness. Instead, vision‐based tactile sensors provide reliable and rapid feedback essential for complex underwater tasks.
Qiyi Zhang, Zonghao Zuo, Haoxuan Wang, Bin Liu, Yilidusi Yilihamu, Li Wen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart REASSURED Sensors via Machine‐Augmented Printable On‐Paper Arrays

Advanced Sensor Research, EarlyView.
This perspective highlights the emerging role of pattern‐recognition, printable on‐paper sensor arrays for intelligent PoC diagnostics. It discusses how paper's inherent limitations can be overcome through surface modification and scalable printing, and how machine‐learning analysis of cross‐reactive arrays enables multiplexed, low‐cost, and REASSURED ...
Naimeh Naseri, Saba Ranjbar
wiley   +1 more source

Energy harvesting from electrospun piezoelectric nanowires for structural health monitoring of a cable-stayed bridge [PDF]

, 2015
Wireless monitoring could greatly impact the fields of structural health assessment and infrastructure asset management, but some technological challenges pose unsolved issues toward its reliable use in continuous large-scale applications.
De Lorenzis, L., Maruccio, C., Monti, G., Quaranta, G.   +3 more
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Bioinspired Twisted Artificial Muscles with Enhanced Performance for Underwater Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A climbing plant‐inspired twisted artificial muscle (TAM) with a braided configuration and seal‐inspired thermal insulation enables high‐performance underwater actuation. Enhanced deformation, reduced heat dissipation, and rapid motion are validated through a bionic ray that exhibits straight and turning motions.
Jin Sun, Yuan Fu, Shijng Zhang, Jing Li, Dehong Wang, Junkao Liu, Yingxiang Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Top‐Down Fabricated Wood‐Derived Pressure and Strain Sensors: A Review

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on wood‐derived pressure/strain sensors fabricated via top‐down strategies. It analyzes wood's structural composition, examines processing techniques, discusses sensor types and sensing mechanisms, and reviews existing research. The article concludes with future directions for enhancing performance and scalability.
Yi Ren, Fuyao Liu, Yanan Zhong, Shengbo Ge, Zhipeng Shi, Siling Lin, Hongli Song, Yingying Zhang, Wei Fan   +8 more
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Edible and Recyclable Gelatin‐Based Electronics for High‐Precision Health and Environmental Monitoring

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An edible and recyclable composite film composed of gelatin and activated charcoal is presented for multifunctional health and environmental monitoring. The edible films exhibit tuneable mechanical and electrical properties, along with multimodal sensing capabilities for strain, humidity, and temperature. The composite film is degradable and recyclable,
Ming Dong, Pietro Cataldi, Han Zhang, Emiliano Bilotti, Conor Boland, Athanassia Athanassiou, Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou   +6 more
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Ionic–Bionic Interfaces: Advancing Iontronic Strategies for Bioelectronic Sensing and Therapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Ionic–bionic interfaces for bioelectronics leverage ions as multifunctional mediators that combine mechanical compliance, ionic and electronic functionalities, and therapeutic effects. These systems offer real‐time biosignal transduction, effective wound dressing, responsive drug delivery, and seamless interaction between soft tissues and electronic ...
Yun Goo Ro, Yoojin Chang, Jeeyoon Kim, Seungjae Lee, Sangyun Na, Cheolhong Park, Hyunhyub Ko   +6 more
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Magnetically Responsive Piezoelectric Nanocapacitors Enhance Neural Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury via Targeted Spinal Magnetic Stimulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents a novel “in vivo–in vitro” therapeutic strategy for spinal cord injury by leveraging magnetically responsive piezoelectric nanomaterials. These nanomaterials enable targeted delivery of localized electrical stimulation at the injury site through noninvasive external magnetic actuation, thereby promoting axonal regeneration and ...
Zhihang Xiao, Tingting Li, Lechi Zhang, Chunya Xia, Zelin Su, Xuyan Ren, Yingjie Fan, Zerui Wu, Yaobo Liu, Min Su   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fabrication And Thermoelectric Characterization Of Stretchable Conductive Latex-Based Composites [PDF]

, 2017
Miniaturized stretchable electronic devices that can be bent and strained elastically without breaking, have drawn considerable research interest in recent years for wearable computers and integrated bio-sensor applications.
Arcovitch, Cory Michael
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