Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.A flexible, skin‐integrated electromagnetic actuator is developed for wearable virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) haptic systems. A tunable design model enables control over displacement and resonance frequency. The system is validated through a custom VR application with a 6 × 4 actuator array, demonstrating real‐time, spatially targeted tactile ...
Naji Tarabay +9 more
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Variable Stiffness Structures in Biomimetic Robotic Fish: A Review of Mechanisms, Applications, and Challenges. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Shao H +6 more
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Flight telerobot mechanism design: Problems and challenges [PDF]
Problems and challenges of designing flight telerobot mechanisms are discussed. Specific experiences are drawn from the following system developments: (1) the Force Reflecting Hand Controller, (2) the Smart End Effector, (3) the force-torque sensor, and ...
Dahlgren, John B., Kan, Edwin P.
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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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Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Fiber‐form robotic systems offer a scalable pathway toward embodied intelligence in soft robotics. This review surveys functional fibers as material, structural, and systemic elements, highlighting advances in responsive materials, architectural programing, and fabrication strategies.
Joonhee Won +5 more
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Pneumatic-Cable-Hybrid-Driven Multi-Mechanism End Effector and Cross-Surface Validation. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Wang Z +5 more
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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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Concentric Tube Robot-Assisted Intracerebral Hemorrhage Evacuation: Validation in an Ovine Model. [PDF]
IEEE Trans Med Robot BionicsGunderman AL +5 more
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An MRI-powered and controlled actuator technology for tetherless robotic interventions
, 2013 Barth HV +4 more
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FiN‐Kiri: Fabric‐Based Inflatable Kirigami Actuator for Multimodal Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This study introduces a type of inflatable fabric‐based kirigami actuator capable of performing bending motion. The actuator is utilized as soft grippers, a crawling robot and a swimming robot. The crawling robot demonstrated extraordinary motion capabilities, such as moving forward, turning and navigating a narrow tunnel.
Yang Yu +12 more
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