Design, manufacturing, and testing of a novel omnidirectional soft sleeve actuator. [PDF]
Sci RepAbboodi M, Doumit M.
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A Two‐Stage Characterization Pipeline and Open‐Source Framework for Reproducible Tactile Sensing
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.The same soft tactile sensor returns different numbers when embodied in different robots. This is an Embodiment Gap that no shared framework currently captures transparently. A two‐stage characterization pipeline, paired with a FAIR open‐source digital datasheet, decouples intrinsic sensor behavior from embodiment effects and condenses cross‐laboratory
Matteo Lo Preti +6 more
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Design and experimental validation of a soft pneumatic robotic device for preterm infant skin-to-skin tactile therapy. [PDF]
Front Robot AIBenites-Mozo Y +3 more
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Design Optimization of Soft Fabric Pneumatic Actuators
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.This study presents a systematic optimization framework for elongating and bending fabric‐based soft pneumatic actuators. After a preliminary design‐space reduction, the framework minimizes energy consumption under mechanical performance constraints by integrating validated finite element modeling with statistical surrogate models. Optimal designs were
Grigorios M. Chatziathanasiou +2 more
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Shared expectations of soft haptic feedback through imagined high-fives with robots and non-human animals at a science festival. [PDF]
Sci Repvan Laake LC, van Beek FE, Kuling IA.
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.This work presents a magnetic bronchoscopy robot with a novel multi‐segment variable stiffness catheter. This catheter can not only move flexibly in the narrow bronchi but also harden according to the need to provide support. Combined with remote wireless magnetic field drive, it provides a more precise and effective solution for biopsy of deep lung ...
Shucong Yin +10 more
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Recent Advances in MEMS Actuators for Microfluidic Applications: Emerging Designs, Multiphysics Modeling, and Performance Optimization. [PDF]
Micromachines (Basel)Rahman O +6 more
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Dielectric Elastomer Actuators as Safe and Effective Tools for Mechanostimulation of Human Cells
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Replicating physiological forces is crucial for realistic cell models. Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) offer a soft alternative, though their high voltages raised toxicity concerns. We demonstrate that DEA stimulation causes no cell damage, cell death or cell‐cycle disruption, while activating mechanosensitive responses.
Simon Holzer +6 more
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A Biomimetic Four-Chamber Soft Actuator for Human-like Dexterous Manipulation with Spatial Bending and Twisting Capabilities. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Yin Y, Yang J, Yuan F, Chen G.
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Small‐Scale Magnetic Peristaltic Soft Robot With Mobility and Transport Capabilities
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.This study introduces a miniature, untethered soft magnetic microrobot with peristaltic capabilities for both locomotion and cargo transport. Eight helically magnetized elastomeric strips deform under rotating fields (10–80 mT, 1–5 Hz), enabling movement across rods and lumina at up to 4.1 body lengths min‐¹.
Mohammad Hasan Dad Ansari +4 more
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