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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.An enhanced universal gripper combining rigid mechanics with self‐adaptable fingers is presented for industrial automation. The novel six‐bar linkage with integrated compliant pad eliminates mechanical interference while enabling passive shape adaptation.
Muhammad Usman Khalid +7 more
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Pneumatic pruning: Orchardists reducing labor costs by using especially designed equipment
California Agriculture, 1948 Labor savings in orchard pruning—ranging from 20 to 50% in man-hours—are often possible through use of pneumatic pruning equipment.
E Serr, R Parks
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Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2016 This paper shows estimation of earthquake using destructive intensity (DI) value and its application to switching control for air type anti-vibration apparatus (AVA).
Masayuki KUBOTA, Shinji WAKUI
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Origami‐Inspired Structural Design for Aquatic‐Terrestrial Amphibious Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This work presents a lightweight amphibious origami robot actuated by a single shape memory alloy wire. A rigid foldable origami structure with displacement amplification enables efficient terrestrial crawling and aquatic swimming. The addition of fan‐shaped units allows controllable turning in both environments.
Weiqi Liu +5 more
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A study of implementation of model following control for a pneumatic stage
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2016 This paper considers the performance improvement of pneumatic stage positioning. The pneumatic system, which consists of air cylinders, servo valves, and pipes supplying compressed air to a pneumatic stage, have parameter variation due to mainly air ...
Riku TAKEI, Shinji WAKUI
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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 +5 more
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Suppression of temperature changes with anti-vibration of air spring of anti-vibration apparatus
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2017 In industrial scenes, semiconductor exposure apparatuses have pneumatic anti-vibration apparatuses. It can produce high-performance ICs by raising exposure precision by removing vibration.
Yutaro KATAYAMA, Shinji WAKUI
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3D‐Nanoprinted Fluidically Steerable Soft Robotic Microcatheters
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This work introduces a ∼3‐French (1 mm‐in‐diameter) soft robotic microcatheter fabricated by means of two‐photon direct laser writing. The 3D‐printed microcatheter enables remote, on‐demand steering via microfluidic actuation for guidewire‐free navigation of vascular networks as well as microcatheter‐mediated delivery of fluidic payloads to target ...
Bailey M. Felix +17 more
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Implementation of cascade type PIS compensator for pneumatic anti-vibration apparatuses
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2018 This paper considers the implementation of a cascade type PIS compensator for the pneumatic anti-vibration apparatuses (AVA) control system. In precedence research the parallel type PIS compensator was used.
Ryoya TANAKA, Shinji WAKUI
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Strategic Design of Soft Actuators in Translational Medical Robotics for Human‐Centered Healthcare
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Soft robotics enables biocompatible, compliant medical devices, but clinical translation requires design‐driven engineering beyond materials. This perspective reviews implantable, surgical, and wearable systems by actuation mechanism, highlighting how optimized architectures and integration improve mechanical interfacing, adaptability, and durability ...
Ho Jun Jin +3 more
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