Soft Electrohydraulic Bending Actuators for Untethered Underwater Robots
ActuatorsTraditional underwater rigid robots have some shortcomings that limit their applications in the ocean. In contrast, because of their inherent flexibility, soft robots, which have gained popularity recently, offer greater adaptability, efficiency, and ...
Hao Lin, Yihui Chen, Wei Tang
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Polysulfonated covalent organic framework as active electrode host for mobile cation guests in electrochemical soft actuator. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2023 Mahato M +8 more
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Multimodal Haptic Perception Through Synergistic Nanocomposite Sensor Arrays
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Multi‐modal fingertip haptics are advanced through a bioinspired &vertical‐via' electronic skin architecture. A confined PDMS/MWCNT/NiNP nanocomposite, sitting at the percolation threshold, enables tactile, thermal, and magnetic sensing. A unique via‐density gradient and dedicated &Un‐Touch' reference nodes provide robust spatial resolution and signal ...
Amos Bardea, Fernando Patolsky
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Pneumatic supply system parameter optimization for soft actuators
Soft actuators using pressurized air are being widely used due to their inherent compliance, conformability and customizability. These actuators are powered and controlled by pneumatic supply systems (PSSs) consisting of components such as compressors ...
Paik, Jamie, Joshi, Sagar Dattatray
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Assistive robotic hand with bi-directional soft actuator for hand impaired patients. [PDF]
Front Bioeng Biotechnol, 2023 Heung KHL, Li H, Wong TWL, Ng SSM.
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Magnetic Droplet Manipulation on Open Surfaces
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Recent advances in the manipulation of magnetic droplets demonstrate various manipulations on open surfaces, including transport, splitting, merging, and force‐controlled motion, enabled by magnetic particles and external fields. ABSTRACT Manipulation of liquids on a smaller scale enables applications in various fields, particularly diagnostics and ...
Robab Jahangir, Vahid Nasirimarekani
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Pneumatic Latched Demultiplexer Circuit for Controlling Multi-Actuator Soft Robots
, 2023 This thesis presents a novel method for controlling multi-actuator soft robots using pneumatic latched demultiplexer circuits implemented with monolithic membrane valves.
Amin, Arsh Noor
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Vacuum-powered soft actuator with oblique air chambers for easy detachment of artificial dry adhesive by coupled contraction and twisting. [PDF]
Sci Technol Adv Mater, 2023 Yoo SH +5 more
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Stretchable and Strain‐Tolerant Gold‐Coated Fibrous Biosensor for Superoxide Anion Monitoring
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A breathable, stretchable gold nanomesh–TPU fiber platform is developed via controlled electroless deposition, enabling uniform through‐thickness conductivity while preserving porosity. Functionalized with superoxide dismutase, the system achieves selective, real‐time electrochemical detection of superoxide with high sensitivity, mechanical durability,
Jafar M. Batayneh, Ahyeon Koh
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Soft robotic actuator design with pneumatic muscles
, 2023 This study presents the design of a soft robotic actuator to serve as a medically assisted rehabilitation device. The actuator was to be mounted on a human arm, and it had pneumatic muscles connecting onto it.
Sun, Shujian
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