Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics
Fiber‐form robotic systems offer a scalable pathway toward embodied intelligence in soft robotics. This review surveys functional fibers as material, structural, and systemic elements, highlighting advances in responsive materials, architectural programing, and fabrication strategies.
Joonhee Won +5 more
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Coupling Between Thickness-Shear and Flexural Modes in AT-Cut Quartz Mesa Resonators with Beveled Edges. [PDF]
Fu X +6 more
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This review highlights recent advances in material extrusion 3D printing of self‐healing polymers, focusing on the interplay between material chemistry, rheology, hardware customization, and process optimization. Filament‐ and ink‐based extrusion strategies, multimaterial architectures, and postprocessing approaches are discussed for applications in ...
Antonio Pavone +2 more
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Multi-Scale Characterization of Interfacial Adhesion and Material Selection for Crack Sealants in High-Altitude Airport Asphalt Pavements. [PDF]
Li S, Zhou Y, Du X, Hui B.
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Continuum Robots in Surgery: From Engineering Design to Clinical Practice
The hyper‐redundant nature of continuum robot structures enables near‐infinite degrees of freedom leading to immense potential for medical applications. This review provides a historical background of continuum robots and novel ideas shaping their progress to current structural design, sensing technology, modeling techniques, and control methods.
Griffin Smith +6 more
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Stability analysis of landslide dam slopes based on the local strength reduction-random finite element method. [PDF]
Shi N, Zhao X, Huang J, Li H.
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Autonomous Navigation of Pollen‐Inspired Magnetic Microrobots for Biomedical Applications
A sunflower pollen‐inspired magnetic microrobot enables controlled rolling navigation in vessel‐like environments. Its open geometry reduces hydrodynamic drag, while vision‐based closed‐loop control, shortest‐path planning, and reinforcement learning support target‐reaching and maze navigation with microrobot‐scale accuracy, highlighting a route toward
Ali Anil Demircali +6 more
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Curvature-Interference Coupling Effect on Interlaminar Stress and Delamination Tendency in Riveted CFRP Laminates. [PDF]
Wang T +8 more
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Experimental and Mechanical Studies of Kevlar Composites. [PDF]
Wójcik A, Miedzińska D, Spychała MJ.
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Identification of Fiber and Asphalt Mastic Interface Failure Modes Based on the Improved Growth Curve Mixture Model. [PDF]
Xu X, Zhou T, Ge W, Shan L.
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