This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino +7 more
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Stress-Driven Generation of Continuous Fibrous Material Paths for Additive Manufacturing: Numerical Assessment and Manufacturing Feasibility. [PDF]
Sellitto A, Riccio A.
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Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots
This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li +4 more
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A Hybrid <i>θ</i>*-APF-Q Framework for Energy-Aware Path Planning of Unmanned Surface Vehicles Under Wind and Current. [PDF]
Sun X, Dong Z, Chen X, Sun L, An Y.
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu +5 more
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KA-IHO: A Kinematic-Aware Improved Hippo Optimization Algorithm for Collision-Free Mobile Robot Path Planning in Complex Grid Environments. [PDF]
Yuan C +8 more
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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 +5 more
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SHARP: a hybrid metaheuristic approach for intelligent robotic path planning. [PDF]
Fakhouri H +7 more
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Nonlocomotory Robotic Strategies for Dynamic Rotation Control in Terrestrial Robots: A Review
Terrestrial robots increasingly require rapid body rotation to maintain stability and agility in complex environments. This review shows nonlocomotory rotational control strategies that operate without ground contact, including reaction wheels, tails, bars, limbs, and thrusters.
Y. Liang +14 more
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Ground motion inversion method based on generalized chaotic particle swarm optimization. [PDF]
Sun B, Qi L.
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