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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Preclinical Multifunctional Capsule Robot with Unified Diagnosis and Targeted Thermal Therapy for Gastrointestinal Diseases. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
A proof‐of‐concept multifunctional capsule robot integrates diagnostic imaging, magnetic navigation, wireless power transfer, and targeted thermotherapy for gastrointestinal applications. Magnetically guided positioning and stable wireless power enable localized thermal ablation, achieving controlled heating and high cell mortality in vitro.
Zhang H, Sun Y, Zhang X, Lee CK, Li Z, Li Y, Chen H, Mitcheson PD.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
wiley   +1 more source

Design and control of a permanent magnet-based robotic system for navigating tetherless magnetic devices in viscous environments

Scientific Reports
Tetherless magnetic devices (TMDs) that are driven using external stimuli have potential applications in minimally invasive surgery. The magnetic field produced by electromagnet- and permanent magnet-based robotic systems is a viable option as an ...
Zhengya Zhang, Anke Klingner, Sarthak Misra, Islam S. M. Khalil   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multidirectional Motion Strategy of Miniature Water Surface Robot Actuated by Single Exciter

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A novel multidirectional motion strategy on the water surface based on a single exciter is proposed, and a single‐exciter single‐plate module is developed for actuation. The driving forces generation mechanism of the module is revealed from the perspective of the asymmetric surface wave field.
Haoxuan He, Dehong Wang, Jing Li, Shijing Zhang, Yingxiang Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A concentric tube catheter for endoluminal interventions, steered and imaged via magnetic resonance imaging

Communications Engineering
Two major challenges associated with robotic catheterization are, firstly, the provision of controllable degrees of freedom (DoFs) and, secondly, accessing feedback on the shape and pose of the catheter.
Peter Lloyd, Nikita Murasovs, Yael L. May, Alistair Bacchetti, Benjamin Calmé, Joshua Davy, Vittorio Francescon, James H. Chandler, Erica Dall’Armellina, Jurgen E. Schneider, Pietro Valdastri   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Magnetic Continuum Robots for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

IEEE Access
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, imposes a major global health burden. While antiarrhythmic drugs remain first-line therapy for rhythm control, their long-term efficacy is limited by variable response rates, adverse
Yuqing Tang
doaj   +1 more source

Bottom-up retinotopic organization supports top-down mental imagery [PDF]

, 2013
Finding a path between locations is a routine task in daily life. Mental navigation is often used to plan a route to a destination that is not visible from the current location. We first used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and surface-based
Martin I. Sereno, Huang, R.-S., Ruey-song Huang, Sereno, Martin I.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Degradable Magnetic Composites from Recycled NdFeB Magnets for Soft Actuation and Sensing

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a degradable soft magnetic composite made from recycled NdFeB particles embedded in a gelatin‐based organogel. The material is processed into magnetic sensors and soft robotic components, which can later be dissolved in a green solvent to recover NdFeB magnetic particles.
Muhammad Bilal Khan, Lin Guo, Kilian Schäfer, Eduardo Sergio Oliveros‐Mata, Xiaotao Wang, Florian Hofmann, Matthias Lutzi, Mark Suppelt, Proloy Taran Das, Jan Schmidtpeter, Imants Dirba, Stephan Rinderknecht, Mario Kupnik, Denys Makarov, Oliver Gutfleisch   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source