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Artificial Muscles: Electrostatic Actuation and Design Tradeoffs. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Colborn GX, Pilgrim J, Ho K, Natarajan P, Goode A, Catterlin JK, Krause M, Hornik T, Kartalov EP.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Design and Characterization of a Dual‐Mode Soft Robotic Flapping Propeller With Pneumatic Stiffness Modulation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A novel soft robotic propeller overcomes traditional efficiency‐flexibility tradeoffs via a hybrid pneumatic‐cable actuation strategy. This architecture enables active stiffness modulation with dual‐mode locomotion: tunable biomimetic swimming and earthworm‐inspired wriggling for confined spaces.
Jiazi Geng, Hua Shao, Yiyang Li, Lin Liang, Jinfeng Yang, Xianhong He, Fengran Xie   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancements and prospects in key technologies for robotic pollination in greenhouse pepper breeding: a review. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Kuang M, Li X, Xie F, Zou X, Xiang Y, Zhang Y, Liu D, Zou X, Li X.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

VARISA - A VARIable Stiffness soft robotics Arm based on inverse pneumatic actuators and differential drive fiber jamming

Mechatronics
Luca Arleo, Matteo Cianchetti
openaire   +2 more sources

An unusual titanosaur axis from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil and its significance for sauropod anatomy and systematics

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Upper Cretaceous São José do Rio Preto Formation (Bauru Group, southeastern Brazil) has yielded a fragmentary but taxonomically diverse record of titanosaur sauropods, although elements from cervical series remain scarce. Here, we describe a nearly complete sauropod axis from the Vila Ventura Paleontological Area, representing an uncommon ...
Bruno A. Navarro, Jeffrey A. Wilson Mantilla, Jhonata H. A. Martins, Fabiano V. Iori, Leonardo S. Paschoa, Alberto B. Carvalho, Joseli M. Piranha, Hussam Zaher   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hysteresis-assisted shape morphing for soft continuum robots. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Bi Z, Ji T, Dogramadzi S, Phee SJL, Liu J, Lai W, Wu D, Zhang B, Cao L.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Bioinspired Flexible and Stretchable Coil Structure from Ti3C2Tx MXene/AgNPs‐Functionalized Piezoelectric Nanofibers for Enhanced Energy Harvesting

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Ti3C2Tx MXene and Ag nanoparticles are embedded into piezoelectric nanofibers to form a stretchable, self‐powered coil that converts mechanical deformation into electrical energy. The device enables controllable power output during stretching and release while maintaining a compact and lightweight architecture, making it suitable for miniaturized ...
Fatemeh Mokhtari, Alexander Volodine, Olivier Deschaume, Carmen Bartic, Albert de Kogel, Xuehang Wang, Russell J. Varley   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hybrid Analytical and Simulation-Based Approach for Workspace Verification of a Pneumatic Upper Limb Exoskeleton. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Mayorov N, Teselkin D, Dedov D, Obukhov A.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Traffic Flow Data Collection Methods During Wildfire Evacuation

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With climate change and urbanisation increasing wildfire risk in the wildland–urban interface (WUI), enhancing community evacuation preparedness is crucial. This study evaluates different data collection methods for measuring traffic flows during a community wildfire evacuation drill in Roxborough Park, Colorado, in June 2024.
Ann‐Kristin Dugstad, Maxine Berthiaume, Enrico Ronchi, Noureddine Bénichou, Paul Geoerg, Steve Gwynne, Hui Xie, Kamryn Kubose‐Peutz, Amanda Kimball, Max Kinateder   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multifunctional Fluidic Units for Emergent, Responsive Robotic Behaviors. [PDF]

Adv Mater
Mousa M, Comoretto A, Overvelde JTB, Forte AE.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source