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Magnetic Textiles: A Review of Materials, Fabrication, Properties, and Applications
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Magnetic textiles (M‐textiles) are emerging as a programmable materials platform that merges magnetic matter with hierarchical textile structures. This article consolidates magnetic material classes, textile architectures, and fabrication and magnetization strategies, revealing structure–property–function relationships that govern magneto‐mechanical ...
Li Ke +3 more
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Bridging Optical and Mechanical Metamaterial/Metasurface Realms Toward Integrated Meta‐Systems
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.This perspective describes the rise of metamaterials in the field of materials science, specifically with optical and mechanical functionality. Fundamentals of both optical and mechanical metamaterials are discussed with a review of state‐of‐the‐art metamaterial science.
Justin Brackenridge +2 more
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Reconfiguration of 3D Crystalline Robots Using O(log n) Parallel Moves
, 2009 We consider the theoretical model of Crystalline robots, which have been introduced and prototyped by the robotics community. These robots consist of independently manipulable unit-square atoms that can extend/contract arms on each side and attach/detach
Aloupis, Greg +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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Survey on research and development of reconfigurable modular robots
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2016 This article presents a comprehensive survey of reconfigurable modular robots, which covers the origin, history, the state of the art, key technologies, challenges, and applications of reconfigurable modular robots.
Jinguo Liu, Xin Zhang, Guangbo Hao
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Embedded Linux as a Platform for Dynamically Self-Reconfiguring Systems-On-Chip [PDF]
, 2004 We have previously argued the benefits of embedded Linux as an operating system platform for reconfigurable system-on-chip design. In this paper we describe our approach to building tools for the implementation of dynamically and self-reconfigurable ...
Bergmann, Neil W., Williams, John A.
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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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Los achuar y el ecoturismo: ¿una estrategia sostenible para un desarrollo autónomo?
Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines, 2014 This article proposes to question the “sustainable” and “self development” character of ecotourism, analyzing the Achuar case of Kapawi Ecolodge & Reserve.
Julie Carpentier
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Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang +4 more
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Distributed reinforcement learning for self-reconfiguring modular robots [PDF]
, 2007 Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2007.This electronic version was submitted by the student author.
Varshavskaya, Paulina
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