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Modular Origami Soft Robot with the Perception of Interaction Force and Body Configuration

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, 2022
Bio‐inspired soft robots provide a promising solution for robots working in human‐centered scenarios and interacting with unstructured environments. However, the functional versatility and multimodal sensing of soft robots still need improvements. On one
Junda Huang   +7 more
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Path Planning and Impedance Control of a Soft Modular Exoskeleton for Coordinated Upper Limb Rehabilitation

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurorobotics, 2021
The coordinated rehabilitation of the upper limb is important for the recovery of the daily living abilities of stroke patients. However, the guidance of the joint coordination model is generally lacking in the current robot-assisted rehabilitation ...
Quan Liu   +6 more
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eViper: A Scalable Platform for Untethered Modular Soft Robots

open access: yes2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2023
8 pages, 21 figures, accepted by IROS ...
Hsin Cheng   +8 more
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An earthworm-like modular soft robot for locomotion in multi-terrain environments

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Robotic locomotion in subterranean environments is still unsolved, and it requires innovative designs and strategies to overcome the challenges of burrowing and moving in unstructured conditions with high pressure and friction at depths of a few ...
Riddhi Das   +4 more
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Modular state-based behavior control for safe human-robot interaction: A lightweight control architecture for a lightweight robot [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
In this paper we present a novel control architecture for realizing human-friendly behaviors and intuitive state based programming. The design implements strategies that take advantage of sophisticated soft-robotics features for providing reactive ...
Albu-Schäffer, Alin Olimpiu   +5 more
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Locomotion analysis and optimization of actinomorphic robots with soft arms actuated by shape memory alloy wires

open access: yesInternational Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2018
This article presents the locomotion analysis and optimization of actinomorphic soft robots, which are composed of soft arms actuated by shape memory alloy wires.
Chunshan Liu   +4 more
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Development of a Modular Tensegrity Robot Arm Capable of Continuous Bending

open access: yesFrontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021
In this study, we present a tensegrity robot arm that can reproduce the features of complex musculoskeletal structures, and can bend like a continuum manipulator.
Shuhei Ikemoto    +2 more
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A Modular, Reconfigurable Mold for a Soft Robotic Gripper Design Activity

open access: yesFrontiers in Robotics and AI, 2017
Soft robotics is an emerging field with strong potential to serve as an educational tool due to its advantages such as low costs and shallow learning curves.
Jiawei Zhang   +6 more
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Injury Evaluation of Human-Robot Impacts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Currently, large efforts are unertaken to bring robotic applications to domestic environments. Especially physical human-robot cooperation is a major concern and various design and control methodologies were developed on the way to achieve this task.
Hirzinger, Gerd   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Human Control of Simulated Modular Soft Robots May Predict the Performance of Optimized AI-Based Controllers

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2023
Robots with a modular body permit a wide range of physical configurations, which can be obtained by arranging the composing modules differently. While this freedom makes modular robots capable of performing different tasks, finding the optimal physical ...
Giulia Marchiori Pietrosanti   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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