Simulation and test of a V-shaped seed-guiding surface and concave pit furrow opener for seed displacement restriction: Verification on seeding uniformity and post-soil-contact seed motion limitation. [PDF]
Dun G, He Y, Ji X, Ma C, Li X, Wang L.
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Multimodal Locomotion of Soft Robots
This review comprehensively surveys recent advances in multimodal locomotion within soft robotics. Typical locomotion modes are summarized and categorized. Furthermore, the underlying mechanisms enabling multimodal locomotion are discussed and classified into three primary categories: active control‐based, reconfiguration‐based, and environment ...
Zihao Yuan +4 more
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Friction of granular systems: the role of solid-liquid interaction. [PDF]
Miron A +3 more
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A Novel Milli‐Scale Magnetic Robot Exploiting Rotation for Controlled Magnetic Particles Release
Delivering magnetic particles can become a game changer in minimally invasive medicine. To cope with this challenge, a magnetically actuated milli‐scale carrier leveraging rotation to perform on‐demand tunable release of magnetic particles across multiple release events is presented.
Giordano De Angelis +3 more
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Light-induced selective speed alteration of magnetically rolled semiconductor particles. [PDF]
Rivas DP, Shah ZH, Shum H, Das S.
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Microrobotic Catheterization of the Ophthalmic Artery for Targeted Treatment of Retinoblastoma
A microrobotic platform is presented that allows teleoperated and autonomous navigation of flow‐driven magnetic microcatheters, MagFlow, into the ophthalmic artery for superselective intra‐arterial infusion of chemotherapy to treat retinoblastoma. Extensive benchtop validations with patient‐derived biomimetic phantoms under optical and fluoroscopic ...
Artur Banach +5 more
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Numerical evaluation of soil arching effects on lateral earth pressure in soldier pile retaining wall systems. [PDF]
Almasi M.
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Stimuli‐Responsive Electrofluidic Nervous System for Autonomous Soft Robots
A stimuli‐responsive electrofluidic nervous system (SENS) is introduced to achieve sensing, signal processing, and decision‐making using soft materials. Comprising fluidic switches and electroactive actuators, SENS enables multimodal stimuli‐responsiveness and autonomous control in soft robots.
Dip Kumar Saha +3 more
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Numerical investigation on the tunneling efficiency of TBM considering the argillization effect based on the energy evolution. [PDF]
Lu M +10 more
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