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Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Lack of durability is a key challenge hindering the broad scale adoption of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) in automation industries. This review provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on SPA durability, introduces a standardized durability benchmarking protocol to consolidate the testing of SPAs, and outlines promising directions for ...
Dickson Chiu Yu Wong, Yucheng Luo, Rob Bernardus Nicolaas Scharff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

SMA Wire Use in Hybrid Twisting and Bending/Extending Soft Fiber-Reinforced Actuators

Actuators
Soft fiber-reinforced actuators have demonstrated significant potential across various robotics applications. However, the actuation motion in these actuators is typically limited to a single type of motion behavior, such as bending, extending, and ...
Seyedreza Kashef Tabrizian, Fovel Cedric, Seppe Terryn, Bram Vanderborght   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dynamic surface deformation of silicone elastomers for management of marine biofouling: laboratory and field studies using pneumatic actuation

, 2015
Many strategies have been developed to improve the fouling release (FR) performance of silicone coatings. However, biofilms inevitably build on these surfaces over time.
Gabriel P. López (472053), Phanindhar Shivapooja (730891), Beatriz Orihuela (355853), Xuanhe Zhao (730894), Daniel Rittschof (355852), Qiming Wang (730892), Lizzy M. Szott (730893)   +6 more
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Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir, Muhammad A. Khalid, Manish Chauhan, Pietro Valdastri, James H. Chandler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Programmable Fabric‐Based Soft Pneumatic Actuators for Wearables: A Review

Small Structures
Fabric‐based soft pneumatic actuators (FSPAs) are gaining prominence as core components of advanced wearable systems. They integrate pneumatic deformation with the flexibility, breathability, and structural versatility of textiles.
Zichao Ling, Zichun Cao, Shanshan Dong, Jie Zhang, Yadie Yang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A MRI compatible concentric tube continuum robot with pneumatic actuation

, 2012
The aim of this study is to develop a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible robot to enable image guided interventions to enhance accuracy and reduce invasiveness.
Cardona, Diana Catalina
core  

Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou, Eran Beeri Bamani, Joao Buzzatto, Bryan Busby, Lucas Ferrari Gerez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Miniaturized Magnetic Tip Design for Endoluminal Vine Robot Navigation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A magnetic tip mount is designed for a miniaturized 7 mm soft‐growing vine robot to enable wireless magnetic steering and onboard imaging, while preserving a 3 mm working channel. The internal–external ring magnets design balances magnetic attachment with low eversion pressure. Experiments demonstrate ±90° steering, 34 mm bending radius, and successful
Andrea Yanez Trujillo, Joshua Davy, James H. Chandler, James Avery, Pietro Valdastri   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioinspired Soft‐Skeleton Robotics With Cooperative Shape Transformation and Stiffness Adaptation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A bioinspired soft‐skeleton robot that integrates variable‐stiffness chain skeletons into a soft textile skin is developed. The chain skeletons are highly flexible initially but can stiffen upon pneumatic actuation, enabling large deformation and enhanced load‐bearing capacity.
Mengyuan Niu, Xiaorui Hu, Chenmin Yuan, Haoyun Li, Xuzhong Su, Fengxin Sun   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Switchable graded index microwave metamaterial lens design using pneumatic actuation

, 2016
We propose the design of graded index metamaterial lens using pneumatic actuation for switching between focusing and non focusing states and operating at 9 GHz.
Mitchell, A., Rowe, W.S.T., Khodasevych, I.E., Shadrivov, Ilya, Powell, David   +4 more
core   +1 more source