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Nonlinear Modeling and Docking Tests of a Soft Modular Robot [PDF]
IEEE Access, 2019 Soft modular robots have the advantages of both bionic continuum robots and modular self-reconfigurable robots. They have potential application for working in narrow space and uneven terrain.
Yu Zhang +5 more
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A Fluid-Driven Loop-Type Modular Soft Robot with Integrated Locomotion and Manipulation Capability
Biomimetics, 2023 In nature, some animals, such as snakes and octopuses, use their limited body structure to conduct various complicated tasks not only for locomotion but also for hunting.
Xin Sui +7 more
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Snakeskin-Inspired 3D Printable Soft Robot Composed of Multi-Modular Vacuum-Powered Actuators
Actuators, 2023 A modular soft actuator with snakeskin-inspired scales that generates an anisotropic friction force is designed and evaluated in this study. The actuator makes it possible to fabricate soft robots that can move on various surfaces in the natural ...
Seonghyeon Lee +3 more
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Modular Soft Robotics: Modular Units, Connection Mechanisms, and Applications [PDF]
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2020 A state‐of‐the‐art review of the modular soft robots (MSRs) is presented, with an outlook on the challenges and future directions of intelligent MSRs. In contrast to conventional robots composed of rigid materials, soft robots made from soft materials ...
Chao Zhang +4 more
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Soft Steps: Exploring Quadrupedal Locomotion With Modular Soft Robots
IEEE Access, 2023 Soft robots have emerged as a novel approach to legged locomotion, demonstrating strong potential for navigating unstructured terrains. The omnidirectional bending capability of soft robotic limbs allows for a diverse range of locomotion gaits to be ...
Dimuthu D. K. Arachchige +5 more
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Limpet II: A Modular, Untethered Soft Robot
Soft Robotics, 2021 The ability to navigate complex unstructured environments and carry out inspection tasks requires robots to be capable of climbing inclined surfaces and to be equipped with a sensor payload. These features are desirable for robots that are used to inspect and monitor offshore energy platforms.
Simona Aracri +2 more
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Applied Sciences, 2023 In complex and extreme environments, such as pipelines and polluted waters, gait programming has great significance for multibody segment locomotion robots.
Zhifeng Qi, Xiuting Sun
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A Mechatronics-Embedded Pneumatic Soft Modular Robot Powered via Single Air Tube
Applied Sciences, 2019 Soft modular robots have advantages, including infinite degrees of freedom and various configurations. Most soft robots are actuated by inflating air pressure into their chambers. However, each chamber is connected to a tube that provides the air supply,
Yu Zhang +7 more
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A Modular Cooperative Wall-Climbing Robot Based on Internal Soft Bone
Sensors, 2021 Most existing wall-climbing robots have a fixed range of load capacity and a step distance that is small and mostly immutable. It is therefore difficult for them to adapt to a discontinuous wall with particularly large gaps. Based on a modular design and
Wenkai Huang +5 more
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LEGO‐like Origami Robots Standardize Structure Design of Soft Robots [PDF]
Advanced ScienceThis paper presents a novel design methodology for automatically constructing soft robots with modular, LEGO‐like origami actuators. By assembling these modular soft actuators, intricate robotic systems can be created. The key innovation of the work lies
Zheng Wang, Yuzhe Wang, Hongying Zhang
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