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Electrohydraulic Folding Ring Actuators for Radially Contracting Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work presents an Electrohydraulic Folding Ring Actuator that combines high‐performance electrohydraulic actuation with origami‐inspired folding geometry to achieve constricting radial actuation. This integration yields significant inner lumen constriction, alongside a gripping force capable of holding objects exceeding four times the actuator's ...
Gavril Yong En Tan, Quan Xiong, Jonathan William Ambrose, Zeynep Altundal, Raye Chen‐Hua Yeow   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Multimodal Magnetically Driven Soft Robot With Integrated Actuation‐Sensing Based on Photothermal Reprogramming Technology

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work reports a thermally safe, photothermally reprogrammable magnetic soft robot with its reprogramming temperature tuned to ∼39.5°C for biocompatibility. It achieves multimodal locomotion (max speed of 1.8 BL/s) and integrates liquid‐metal capacitive sensing to monitor self‐motion and detect environmental changes in simulated gastric environments,
Liu Yang, Yuliao Dong, Kangning Li, Cheng Jing, Ben Wang, Lin Xu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Actuators. Pneumatic Actuators.

Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, 1997
openaire   +2 more sources

Programmable Elastic Wave Control Via Mechanical‐Acoustic Interaction in Bistable Metamaterials

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A mechanically programmable metamaterial based on mechanical‐acoustic interaction enables reconfigurable elastic wave control through bistable state switching. Spatial encoding of peak and valley states tunes band structures and transmission, achieving low‐frequency vibration suppression, waveguiding, and energy localization.
Yuanyuan Li, Yonghua Yu, Chuanqing Chen, Rui Xu, Yulong He, Xin Li, Ming‐Hui Lu, Yan‐Feng Chen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing dexterity: Soft pneumatic actuation utilizing granular jamming for a human finger flexo-extension. [PDF]

Wearable Technol
Sandoval-Castro XY, Cortes-Gonzalez JG, Ruiz-Torres MF, Castillo-Castaneda E, Laribi MA.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

In‐Process Magnetization for 3D Printing of Magnetorheological Elastomer with Heterogeneous Magnetic Profile for Anisotropic Actuation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Fully programmable, in‐process 3D magnetization integrated with multi‐material printing enables soft magnetic systems with precise actuation and sensing. Discrete and continuous magnetization profiles drive bending, morphing, and locomotion, demonstrated through strain‐sensing elements, dragonfly‐inspired wings, octopus‐like tentacles, and a serpentine
Phillip Glass, David Hassouna, Udena Epitawala Arachchige, Hyeon Yun Jeong, Sung Hyun Park, Daeha Joung   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and evaluation of a pneumatic actuation unit for a wasp-inspired self-propelled needle. [PDF]

PLoS One
Bloemberg J, Hoppener B, Coolen B, Sakes A, Breedveld P.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Intrinsic Coupling of Radiative Cooling and Triboelectric Responses in Dual‐Function ZrO2 Nanocomposites for Adaptive Thermoregulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A novel nanocomposite design strategy utilizes ZrO2 to intrinsically couple passive daytime radiative cooling and triboelectric functionality within a single material platform. Fabricated via direct ink writing, the multifunctional breathable architecture provides effective sub‐ambient cooling, motion‐driven energy harvesting, and adaptive ...
Yoon Young Choi, Pranto Karua, Md Salauddin, Lili Cai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

PROSTHETIC ACTUATION: A CASE FOR PNEUMATICS.

, 2002
Electrically actuated hand prostheses have the disadvantage of a high prosthetic mass, a slow cycle time, vulnerability, and an excessive volume. Pneumatical actuation can overcome these disadvantages.
Plettenberg, Dick H.
core  

Interacting Parallel Fluidic Hysterons

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The parallel coupling of fluidic hysterons is introduced, establishing advanced functionalities in inflatable soft systems. A pressure–volume framework reveals how preset volumes Δv∗${\Delta }v^*$ tune nonlinear interactions between hysterons and actuation sequences without changing architecture. Experiments validate the predictions, opening new routes
Katrien Stinissen, Franco Nicolas Piñan Basualdo, Benjamin Gorissen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source