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Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou, Eran Beeri Bamani, Joao Buzzatto, Bryan Busby, Lucas Ferrari Gerez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Embedded NiTi Wires for Improved Dynamic Thermomechanical Performance of Silicone Elastomers. [PDF]

Materials (Basel), 2020
Çakmak UD, Graz I, Moser R, Fischlschweiger M, Major Z.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Bioinspired Soft‐Skeleton Robotics With Cooperative Shape Transformation and Stiffness Adaptation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A bioinspired soft‐skeleton robot that integrates variable‐stiffness chain skeletons into a soft textile skin is developed. The chain skeletons are highly flexible initially but can stiffen upon pneumatic actuation, enabling large deformation and enhanced load‐bearing capacity.
Mengyuan Niu, Xiaorui Hu, Chenmin Yuan, Haoyun Li, Xuzhong Su, Fengxin Sun   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insights into the Complex Prebreakdown Actuation of Silicone Elastomers and its Influence on Breakdown Behavior. [PDF]

ACS Omega, 2020
Vaicekauskiate J, Yu L, Skov AL.
europepmc   +1 more source

Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
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, Jaehyun Jang, Hyeonseo Kim, Inyoung Choi, Steve Park, Seongjun Park   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic Design of Soft Actuators in Translational Medical Robotics for Human‐Centered Healthcare

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robotics enables biocompatible, compliant medical devices, but clinical translation requires design‐driven engineering beyond materials. This perspective reviews implantable, surgical, and wearable systems by actuation mechanism, highlighting how optimized architectures and integration improve mechanical interfacing, adaptability, and durability ...
Ho Jun Jin, Jimin Kim, Inho Kim, Bong Hoon Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing the Hemocompatibility of 3D-Printable Silicone Elastomers for Artificial Lung Applications. [PDF]

Langmuir
Aggarwal R, Atie M, Fleck EM, Kukunoor K, Sethi P, Vig A, Zhang A, Potkay JA.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Real‐Time Holographic Feedback via Mixed Reality Sensorized Laryngoscope Training System Enhances Pediatric Intubation Training

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
We proposed a Mixed Reality Sensorized Laryngoscope Training System to provide real‐time holographic torque feedback during pediatric endotracheal intubation simulation. Visualization formats are evaluated to reduce tracking error and visual demand.
Jiaqi Li, Ryman Hashem, Ningzhe Hou, Perla Maiolino, Louis Halamek, Liang He   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phase-Change Silicone Elastomers for Tough, Soft Actuators. [PDF]

Macromolecules
Lee YJ, Dana A, George SM, Sivaperuman Kalairaj M, Tseng YC, Nitschke BM, Gibson JA, Grunlan MA, Ware TH.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Inhibition of Mixed Biofilms of Candida albicans and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Positively Charged Silver Nanoparticles and Functionalized Silicone Elastomers. [PDF]

Pathogens, 2020
Lara HH, Lopez-Ribot JL.
europepmc   +1 more source