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Universal Reconfiguration of (Hyper-)cubic Robots
, 2011 We study a simple reconfigurable robot model which has not been previously examined: cubic robots comprised of three-dimensional cubic modules which can slide across each other and rotate about each others' edges.
Abel, Zachary, Kominers, Scott D.
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review explores advances in wearable and lab‐on‐chip technologies for breast cancer detection. Covering tactile, thermal, ultrasound, microwave, electrical impedance tomography, electrochemical, microelectromechanical, and optical systems, it highlights innovations in flexible electronics, nanomaterials, and machine learning.
Neshika Wijewardhane +4 more
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An iconic programming language for sensor-based robots [PDF]
In this paper we describe an iconic programming language called Onika for sensor-based robotic systems. Onika is both modular and reconfigurable and can be used with any system architecture and real-time operating system.
Gertz, Matthew +2 more
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Hydrogel‐Based Functional Materials: Classifications, Properties, and Applications
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Conductive hydrogels have emerged as promising materials for smart wearable devices due to their outstanding flexibility, multifunctionality, and biocompatibility. This review systematically summarizes recent progress in their design strategies, focusing on monomer systems and conductive components, and highlights key multifunctional properties such as
Zeyu Zhang, Zao Cheng, Patrizio Raffa
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Self‐Reconfiguring Modular Robotic Boats
Abstract Self-reconfigurable aquatic robots offer promising potential for a wide range of marine applica-tions, including building temporary infrastructure, environmental monitoring, and on-demand transportation. However, achieving autonomous water-based self-reconfiguration, even in two di-mensions on the water surface, remains challenging ...
Wei Wang +4 more
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Applications of Biological Cell Models in Robotics
, 2017 In this paper I present some of the most representative biological models applied to robotics. In particular, this work represents a survey of some models inspired, or making use of concepts, by gene regulatory networks (GRNs): these networks describe ...
Braccini, Michele
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Advanced Photonics Research, EarlyView.This review highlights recent advances in accelerating luminescence in nanostructures through cooperative emission, resonator coupling, and nonlocal light–matter interactions. By unifying concepts such as excitonic superradiance, superfluorescence, and the plasmonic Purcell effect, it reveals physical limits of ultrafast emission and their potential ...
Masaaki Ashida +3 more
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Recent Advances in Variable‐Stiffness Robotic Systems Enabled by Phase‐Change Materials
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Phase‐change materials (PCMs), such as shape memory alloys, hydrogels, shape memory polymers, liquid crystal elastomers, and low‐melting‐point alloys, are driving advancements in stiffness‐tunable robotic systems across a wide range of applications. This review highlights recent progress in PCM‐enabled robotics, focusing on their underlying mechanisms,
Sukrit Gaira +5 more
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Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
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Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li +4 more
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