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Design and Analysis of a Soft Pneumatic Actuator to Develop Modular Soft Robotic Systems

Journal of Automation, Mobile Robotics and Intelligent Systems, 2019
In this paper, we describe the design and analysis of a Soft Cubic Module (SCM) with a single internal pneu-matically actuated chamber. The actuation chamber’s shape, size and, orientation have been evaluated to real-ize a soft robotic actuator which can be further employed for the development of modular soft robotic systems.
Tahir A. M., Zoppi M.
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An Easy‐to‐Implement Toolkit to Create Versatile and High‐Performance HASEL Actuators for Untethered Soft Robots

Advanced Science, 2019
For soft robots to have ubiquitous adoption in practical applications they require soft actuators that provide well‐rounded actuation performance that parallels natural muscle while being inexpensive and easily fabricated.
Shane K. Mitchell, Xingrui Wang, Eric Acome, Trent Martin, Khoi Ly, Nicholas Kellaris, Vidyacharan Gopaluni Venkata, Christoph Keplinger   +7 more
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Intrinsically Motivated Goal Exploration Processes with Automatic Curriculum Learning

, 2020
Intrinsically motivated spontaneous exploration is a key enabler of autonomous lifelong learning in human children. It enables the discovery and acquisition of large repertoires of skills through self-generation, self-selection, self-ordering and self ...
Forestier, Sébastien, Mollard, Yoan, Oudeyer, Pierre-Yves, Portelas, Rémy   +3 more
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Peristaltic Motion Enabled by Pneumatic Artificial Muscles (PAMs) as Structural “Soft–Stiff” Actuators in a Modular Worm-Inspired Robot

Biomimetics
This paper considers the design, manufacture, and testing of a prototype “soft–stiff” worm-inspired robot referred to herein, as the PneumaticallyActuated PeristaLtic Advancing Modular (PALAM) robot.
Beth Tinsley, Sergio Caponi, Lucy McAteer, Gleb Nebesnyy, Dean Sammanthan, Ella Sonia Keza, Parvez Alam   +6 more
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Versatile Rigid‐Flexible Coupling Modules: Enhancing Soft Origami Structures with Cable‐Driven Parallel Mechanisms

Advanced Intelligent Systems
Soft robots have garnered significant attention due to their adeptness in addressing challenges that traditional rigid robots struggle to effectively manage, including adaptability to unstructured environments and safe human–robot interactions.
Ji Wang, Hao Yang, Jie Zhang, Houde Liu, Yanbin Zhong, Yunge Hu, Yanbo Liu, Chongkun Xia, Jianing Wu   +8 more
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Hand-Guided Human–Robot Interaction With a Learning-Based Controller for Soft Robot Arms

IEEE Access
This work presents a novel control strategy for the hand-guidance of a soft continuum arm. This promotes human-robot interaction in collaborative robotics; the proposed control system is implemented on a modular soft manipulator, exploiting its intrinsic
Daniele Somma, Diego Bianchi, Francesco Iori, Cecilia Laschi, Egidio Falotico   +4 more
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Development of soft modular robotics [PDF]

This thesis covers the development and validation of soft robots in providing upper limb assistive motion. The main purpose of this research is to develop highly compliant\ud and resilient actuators that generate motion for elbow and shoulder movements.
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A Novel Shape Memory Alloy Modular Robot with Spatially Stable Structure

Advanced Intelligent Systems
Soft robots exhibit significant flexibility but normally lack stability owing to their inherent low stiffness. Current solutions for achieving variable stiffness or implementing lock mechanisms tend to involve complex structures.
Junlong Xiao, Michael Yu Wang, Chao Chen
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Design, Performance Testing, and Experimental Validation of Modular Soft Robots Based on Thin-Film Actuators

Actuators
Currently, soft robots face challenges such as low motion efficiency, susceptibility to damage in traditional silicone materials, and difficulty in achieving reproducible manufacturing.
Anqi Guo, Zhiwei Ji, Siqi Yu, Wenlong Xie, Xiangchen He, Guoqing Jin   +5 more
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Embodying physical computing into soft robots. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Wang J, Zhou Z, Kahak A, Li S.
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