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Geometry-based pneumatic actuators for soft robotics

CoRR
Soft pneumatic actuators enable safe human-machine interaction with lightweight and powerful applied parts. On the other side, they suffer design limitations as regards complex actuation patterns, including minimum bending radii, multi-states capabilities and structural stability.
Rui Chen, Daniele Leonardis, Domenico Chiaradia, Antonio Frisoli   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Cellular Responses to Mechanical Cues Across Scales: From Fundamental Insights to Translational Potential

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines how cellular behavior is regulated by mechanical cues transmitted through soft biomaterials, from single‐cell mechanosensing to tissue‐level adaptation. It highlights why physiological relevance, rather than model complexity alone, is critical for translational mechanobiology and introduces a scoring framework linking material ...
Mathias Polz, Manuel P. Kainz, Niklas Haider, Theresa Rienmüller, Kerstin Lenk, Rupert Kargl, Michele Terzano, Gerhard Sommer, Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Julia Fuchs   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Magnetorheological Elastomer‐Based Proportional Valve for Soft Pneumatic Actuators

Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023
The interest in soft pneumatic actuators has been growing rapidly in robotics, owing to the contact adaptability with the material softness. However, these actuators are mostly controlled by rigid electronic pneumatic valves, which can hardly be ...
Sihan Wang, Liang He, Alessandro Albini, Peizhi Zhang, Perla Maiolino   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Topology and Material Optimization in Ultra‐Soft Magneto‐Active Structures: Making Advantage of Residual Anisotropies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Residual magnetization induces pronounced mechanical anisotropy in ultra‐soft magnetorheological elastomers, shaping deformation and actuation even without external magnetic fields. This study introduces a computational‐experimental framework integrating magneto‐mechanical coupling into topology optimization for designing soft magnetic actuators with ...
Carlos Perez‐Garcia, Rogelio Ortigosa, Jesús Martínez‐Frutos, Daniel Garcia‐Gonzalez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft pneumatic actuator with adjustable stiffness layers for Multi-DoF Actuation [PDF]

2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2015
The soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) are a solution toward the highly customizable and light actuators with the versatility of actuation modes, and an inherent compliance. Such flexibility allows SPAs to be considered as alternative actuators for wearable rehabilitative devices and search and rescue robots.
Amir Firouzeh, Marco Salerno, Jamie Paik
openaire   +1 more source

Bioinspired Adaptive Surfaces for Intelligent Liquid Manipulation: Progressing From Passive and Active to Hybrid Strategies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines passive, active, and hybrid liquid manipulation strategies, highlighting hybrid approaches as an emerging route to reconcile energy efficiency with adaptive control. By actively reconstructing passive surfaces to store programmable interfacial energy, hybrid systems enable flexible yet low‐power liquid transport, with perspectives ...
Jiaqi Miao, Yiyuan Zhang, Liqiu Wang, Alan C. H. Tsang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Skins With Reversible Thickness Morphing: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Evolution of electronic skin (e‐skin) technologies toward adaptive, multifunctional soft skins. Phase I highlights early rigid and discrete sensory interfaces. Phase II shows the transition toward flexible, stretchable, and large‐area e‐skin. Phase III captures the emergence of computational e‐skin.
Oliver Ozioko, Chiamaka Akah, Ravinder Dahiya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hot‐Plugging Logic‐Enabled Valves

Advanced Intelligent Systems
Soft pneumatic robotics are emerging as a transformative force in the field of wearable robotics, especially for their ability to deliver high‐force kinesthetic haptics using lightweight, soft, and compliant materials.
Jing Xu, Seung Hee Jeong, Klas Hjort
doaj   +1 more source

A Pneumatic Soft Glove System Based on Bidirectional Bending Functionality for Rehabilitation

Biomimetics
Stroke-related hand dysfunction significantly limits the ability to perform daily activities. Pneumatic soft gloves can provide rehabilitation training and support for individuals with impaired hand function, enhancing their independence.
Xiaohui Wang, Qinkun Cheng, Zhifeng Wang, Yongxu Lu, Zhaowei Zhang, Xingang Zhao   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanically Assisted Magnetic Actuation in Ceramic‐Based Microscrolls for Fast and Durable Soft Robotic Systems

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Ceramic‐based V2O5/Fe3O4 hybrid films are shaped into butterfly‐proboscis‐inspired microscroll actuators. Magnetic triggering initiates unrolling, while geometry‐programmed elastic strain energy drives rapid recoil, enabling fast, reversible, durable, and load‐bearing actuation under near‐field magnetic stimulation.
Semi Kim, Shravan R. Kousik, Petia Atanasova, Eberhard Goering, Joachim Bill, Zaklina Burghard   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source