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Adaptive Floor Cleaning Strategy by Human Density Surveillance Mapping with a Reconfigurable Multi-Purpose Service Robot

Sensors, 2021
Professional cleaning and safe social distance monitoring are often considered as demanding, time-consuming, repetitive, and labor-intensive tasks with the risk of getting exposed to the virus.
Vinu Sivanantham, Anh Vu Le, Yuyao Shi, Mohan Rajesh Elara, Bing J. Sheu   +4 more
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Realistic Reconfiguration of Crystalline (and Telecube) Robots [PDF]

, 2009
In this paper we propose novel algorithms for reconfiguring modular robots that are composed of n atoms. Each atom has the shape of a unit cube and can expand/contract each face by half a unit, as well as attach to or detach from faces of neighboring atoms. For universal reconfiguration, atoms must be arranged in 2 x 2 x 2 modules.
Greg Aloupis, Sébastien Collette, Mirela Damian, Erik D. Demaine, Dania El-Khechen, Robin Y. Flatland, Stefan Langerman, Joseph O'Rourke, Val Pinciu, Suneeta Ramaswami, Vera Sacristán Adinolfi, Stefanie Wuhrer   +11 more
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Multiplex Modular Nanorobotic Systems with Catalytic Activity under Magnetic Navigation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We present modular nanorobots composed of a magnetic propulsion module and different extension modules carrying functional activities, assembled via DNA base pairing. The system integrates propulsion, optical tracking, enzymatic catalysis, and cell docking in a programmable manner.
Voichita Mihali, Xinan Huang, Lucie Motyckova, Nicolas Moreno Gomez, Michal Skowicki, Cora‐Ann Schoenenberger, Peer Fischer, Cornelia G. Palivan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polymorphic Ring-Shaped Molecular Clusters Made of Shape-Variable Building Blocks

Nanomaterials, 2015
Self-assembling molecular building blocks able to dynamically change their shapes, is a concept that would offer a route to reconfigurable systems. Although simulation studies predict novel properties useful for applications in diverse fields, such kinds
Keitel Cervantes-Salguero, Shogo Hamada, Shin-ichiro M. Nomura, Satoshi Murata   +3 more
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Hornbill: A Self-Evaluating Hydro-Blasting Reconfigurable Robot for Ship Hull Maintenance

IEEE Access, 2020
Maintenance of ship hull involves routine tasks during dry-docking that includes inspection, paint stripping, and re-painting. Among those, paint stripping is always seen as harmful for human operators and a time-consuming task.
Veerajagadheswar Prabakaran, Anh Vu Le, Phone Thiha Kyaw, Rajesh Elara Mohan, Prathap Kandasamy, Tan Nhat Nguyen, Madhukumar Kannan   +6 more
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A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach to Optimal Morphologies Generation in Reconfigurable Tiling Robots

Mathematics, 2023
Reconfigurable robots have the potential to perform complex tasks by adapting their morphology to different environments. However, designing optimal morphologies for these robots is challenging due to the large design space and the complex interactions ...
Manivannan Kalimuthu, Abdullah Aamir Hayat, Thejus Pathmakumar, Mohan Rajesh Elara, Kristin Lee Wood   +4 more
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Machine Learning‐Assisted Inverse Design of Soft and Multifunctional Hybrid Liquid Metal Composites

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A machine learning framework is presented for inverse design of synthesizable multifunctional composites containing both liquid metal and solid inclusions. By integrating physics‐based modeling, data‐driven prediction, and Bayesian optimization, the approach enables intelligent design of experiments to identify optimal compositions and realize these ...
Lijun Zhou, Yunsik Ohm, Ren‐Mian Chin, Olivia Kerr, Krithika Manohar, Mohammad H. Malakooti   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transfer Printing and Reconfiguration of Soft Electronics Using Digital Microfluidics and Laser Machining

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This paper presents a digital microfluidics‐based technique for transferring and reconfiguring soft nanomembranes. Laser‐machined nanothin membranes are picked up, transported, and aligned via tailored surface tension and the actuation of water droplets, enabling the development of flexible electronics, the integration of functional materials on 3D ...
Quang Anh Nguyen, Chi Cong Nguyen, Tran Bach Dang, Phuoc Thien Phan, Jordan Thorpe, Michael Listyawan, Nhat Minh Doan, Sinuo Zhao, Hongru Chen, Trung Thien Hoang, Mingsheng Xu, Jisheng Han, Thanh Nho Do, Adam Hill, Timothée Mouterde, Hoang‐Phuong Phan   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D Printing Innovations in Polymeric Porous and Patterned Architecture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Polymeric foams occupy a unique structural space between dense solids and open networks, where engineered void fraction governs mechanical compliance, thermal resistance, and mass transport. Additive manufacturing now enables precise spatial control over cellular architecture, unlocking designer foam structures across applications spanning crash ...
Dhanush Patil, Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, Clarissa Westover, Arunachalam Ramanathan, M. Taylor Sobzcak, Roumika Patil, Qixuan Xiang, Tiantian Li, Sui Yang, Timothy E. Long, Hongyue Sun, Xianqiao Wang, Yang Liu, Kenan Song   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconfigurable Haptic Feedback: Comprehensive Design and Control Framework

Advanced Intelligent Systems
Haptic interfaces enhance the virtual reality experience by emulating real‐world touch‐based interactions and delivering tactile feedback, while also supporting rehabilitation through interactive systems that speed up recovery.
Serhat Demirtas, Anke van Oosterhout, Rohit Kadungamparambil John, Jamie Paik   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source