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Embodying physical computing into soft robots. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Wang J, Zhou Z, Kahak A, Li S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Microfluidic Valve‐Integrated Garment for Smooth Sequential Gradient Mechanotherapy

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
We present a soft wearable sleeve that delivers smooth, gap‐free compression using overlapping air‐filled actuators and tiny microfluidic valves. The system reduces bulk, lowers power needs, and uses a smartphone‐sized control box. It can provide sequential gradient compression, gradient pressure holding, and fast deflation, supporting more portable ...
Run Ze Gao, Chen Xi Huang, Drew M. Werbowski, Jacqueline Mary Kormylo, Clark R. Dickerson, Carolyn L. Ren   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

End-Effector Technologies for Fruit Harvesting Robots: A Review of Structures, Actuation, and Field Deployability. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Zhong S, Shu C, Shen L, Wu Z, Xue M, Wang X, Zhu W.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Pre‐Curved Everting Robots With Embedded Steering Intelligence Fabricated by CO2 Laser Welding

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Design and experimental demonstration of a laser welded growing robot for anatomically guided navigation. The robot follows an aortic arch phantom entering the branchiocephalic branch through steering by design. The figure shows the physical phantom setup, CAD defined weld geometry and full robot eversion.
Brandon Saldarriaga, Panagiotis Kalozoumis, Panagiotis Vartholomeos, Carlo Seneci, Kawal Rhode, Christos Bergeles   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enabling Real-Time Shape-Sensing in Soft Robots via a Miniaturized, Single-Signal, Color-Tuned Soft Optical Sensor. [PDF]

Adv Robot Res
Juliá Wise F, Lu Y, Van Lewen D, Applebaum R, Andrada B, Reamer J, Russo S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Soft Robotic Jellyfish with Decoupled Actuators for Agile 3D Locomotion

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study presents a soft robotic jellyfish featuring a functionally decoupled actuation architecture. By separating propulsion, steering, and vertical regulation into independent modules, the robot overcomes conventional coupled‐motion limitations. Utilizing a passive‐valve‐based differential drag strategy and lateral water jets, it achieves agile 3D
Zhuoheng Li, Ze Huang, Salvador Pané, Josep Puigmartí‐Luis, Jiwan Kim, Ji‐Hun Bae, Bumjin Jang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pneumatic Soft Actuator for a Human-Friendly Actuation System

Proceedings of the JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power, 1999
openaire   +2 more sources

Design and control of a novel pneumatic soft robot based on the improved particle swarm optimization algorithm. [PDF]

PLoS One
Meng H, Zhou C, Yang X, Zhao P, Zhang W.
europepmc   +1 more source

Design‐for‐Benchmarking in Soft Robotics: Navigating Component‐System Dichotomy

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Soft robotics faces a profound evaluation challenge: the Component‐System Dichotomy, where isolated component tests fail to predict integrated performance. This article presents a systematic survey of critical reporting gaps across actuation, sensing, and control.
Matteo Lo Preti, Muhammad Sunny Nazeer, Josh Pinskier, David Howard, Cecilia Laschi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variable Stiffness Structures in Biomimetic Robotic Fish: A Review of Mechanisms, Applications, and Challenges. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Shao H, Lin C, Yang Z, Deng L, Yang J, He X, Xie F.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source