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Modular assembly of soft deployable structures and robots

Materials Horizons, 2017
The first soft deployable robot, called DeployBot, capable of both deploying itself and of movement without additional motors is introduced. This robot can serve as the first step toward a new class of soft robots that is modular, self-deploying, and capable of locomotion “out of the box”.
Wei Wang, Nam-Geuk Kim, Hugo Rodrigue, Sung-Hoon Ahn   +3 more
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Soft pneumatic actuator-driven origami-inspired modular robotic “pneumagami”

The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2020
This article presents a new modular robotic platform for enabling reconfigurable, actively controlled, high-degree-of-freedom (high-DoF) systems with compact form factor. The robotic modules exploit the advantages of origami-inspired construction methods and materials, and soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) to achieve an actuator embedded, parallel ...
Matthew A Robertson, Ozdemir Can Kara, Jamie Paik   +2 more
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An Integrated Framework for Modular Reconfigurable Soft Robots

2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2018
Soft robots have tremendous motion capability, and their modular methodology helps in setting up reconfigurable and flexible prototypes. In this paper, a user-friendly integrated framework for a modular reconfigurable soft robot system is proposed, which contains a generic electrical design pattern, and a software framework encapsulating a scalable ...
Yihong Zhang, Manjia Su, Yisheng Guan, Haifei Zhu, Shixin Mao   +4 more
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Optimization based soft-sensing framework for modularized robots

2016 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), 2016
System state information for feedback control and pose planning in robotic systems often requires multiple torque sensors that can increase the overall system complexity and cost. Using available module internal sensor data and rigid body simulation based observers, we can minimize the number of hardware sensors required to estimate the actual robot ...
Lionel M. Sobehart, Hiroyuki Harada
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Mathematical modeling of modular soft robotic arm

Smart Materials and Structures
Abstract As an important supplement to rigid robotic arms, the soft robotic arm demonstrates broader application potential in non-structural environments. This article proposes a modular soft robotic arm with a pneumatic network structure.
Mingrui Xue, Zhaochun Li, Yinlong Zhu
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Study on motion process of modular soft robot

2016 International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics (ICMLC), 2016
This paper presents a novel modular soft robot, which can finish moving forwards. This intelligent system mainly consists of four deformable rubber cells, two friction feet, the solenoid valves, an air pump and the control systems. The size of each spherical cell and the shape of the soft robot can be changed, according to the appropriate inflating and
Wu Pang, Yanqiong Fei, Wenkai He
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A Snail Inspired Modular Soft Robot

We present a modular soft robotic platform inspired by the rhythmic muscular motions, known as "pedal waves," that enables locomotion in snails. These motions are driven by two key muscle groups: the dorsoventral muscles, which facilitate attachment and detachment, and the longitudinal muscles, which enable contraction and relaxation.
Babu, Saravana Prashanth Murali, Do, Cao Danh, Mondini, Alessio, Mazzolai, Barbara   +3 more
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Study on nonlinear obstacle avoidance on modular soft robots

Nonlinear Dynamics, 2015
A modular soft robot, which consists of three deformable spherical cells, the electromagnetic valves and the control systems, is constructed. According to the deflating action and the inflating action of the spherical cells, the size and the shape of each spherical cell can be changed.
Yanqiong Fei, Xu Wang
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Design and Modularization of Multi-DoF Soft Robotic Actuators

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2019
Soft robotic technologies offer a promising solution for unconstructed applications due to their complete softness, robustness, and flexibility. In this letter, we explore the design and modularization of the flexible pneumatic robotic actuators for applying in minimally invasive surgery or other constrained spaces.
Boyu Zhang, Chengquan Hu, Penghui Yang, Zhuxiu Liao, Hongen Liao   +4 more
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Modular Self-Reconfigurable Continuum Robot for General Purpose Loco-Manipulation

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Modular Self-Reconfigurable Robots offer exceptional adaptability and versatility through reconfiguration, but traditional rigid robot designs lack the compliance necessary for effective interaction with complex environments.
Yilin Cai, Haokai Xu, Yifan Wang, Desai Chen, W. Matusik, Wan Shou, Yue Chen   +6 more
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