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Highly Dynamic Soft Electrohydraulic Origami Actuators for Agile and Multimodal Robotic Locomotion

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Most current soft robots still lag far behind their natural counterparts in both agility and speed, mainly attributed to the limited morphing modes and performance of soft actuators. Here, the authors report a new methodology of electrohydraulic origami (EHO) for creating powerful and multimodal soft actuators with large strain, high speed, lightweight,
Wenbo Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ionogel Actuators: A Review

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Ionogels dynamically and functionally couple ionic liquids with polymer networks, enabling multiscale programmable deformation and motion under electrical, magnetic, optical, thermal, humidity, and chemical stimuli. This article systematically elucidates the constituent components, structural design, and multiscale actuation mechanisms of ionogel ...
Dezhou Cao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Key Technical Fields and Future Outlooks of Space Manipulators: A Survey

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This paper systematically reviews the technological development of space manipulators, emphasizing the unique challenges posed by space environments. It examines four areas: structural design, modeling, planning, and control, while introducing typical ground test platforms.
Gang Chen   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sampling, Mobility, and Anchoring in Small‐Body Sampling Robots: A Comprehensive Review

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Small‐body sampling robots are exploration systems that perform contact, sampling, and stable operations on microgravity bodies such as asteroids and comets. The authors review representative robot architectures and key technologies, focusing on the mechanisms, evolution, and coupling of sampling, mobility, and anchoring.
Yurui Shen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brain‐Inspired Neuromorphic Device for Artificial Intelligent Robots Applications

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Brain‐inspired neuromorphic devices mimic biological systems to provide an efficient hardware foundation for embodied intelligent robotics. This review explores the material systems and corresponding computing architectures of neuromorphic devices that support low‐power perception, adaptive learning, and real‐time decision‐making.
Jiachen Han   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opportunities for 2D‐Material‐Based Multifunctional Devices and Systems in Bioinspired Neural Networks

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Bio‐inspired computing offers a route to highly energy‐efficient artificial intelligence. The unique physical properties of two‐dimensional (2D) materials can further enhance such computing approaches. This perspective highlights recent developments in 2D materials‐based neuromorphic devices and discusses future opportunities for integrating such novel
Jin Feng Leong   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Colloidal Robots: Magnetically Guided Liquid Crystal Torons for Targeted Micro‐Cargo Delivery

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Torons, topological quasiparticles in liquid crystals, can be propelled using electric fields and precisely steered with magnetic alignment, enabling programmable motion without fluid flow. In microfluidic channels, they transport colloidal cargo and exhibit novel dynamic behavior. Their uniformity, softness, and reconfigurability make torons ideal for
Joel Torres‐Andrés   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shaping Function: Polymeric 3D Systems With Unconventional Geometries for Biomedical Applications

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Particle shape is a key design parameter governing biological interactions. Advances in fabrication enable precise control over anisotropy and compartmentalization, allowing modulation of cellular uptake, transport, and biodistribution, ultimately enhancing therapeutic performance. ABSTRACT Polymer geometry is a primary determinant of physical behavior
Francisca G. Perfeito   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self-Reconfiguring Robots in the USA

open access: yesJournal of the Robotics Society of Japan, 2003
Robert Fitch, Daniela Rus
openaire   +2 more sources

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