One‐Shot Multimaterial 3D Printing of a Flexible Spine for a Robotic Fish Prototype
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.A one‐shot multimaterial 3D printing approach enables a monolithic soft robotic fish integrating a compliant spine and rigid vertebrae. Electromagnetic linear actuators drive tendon‐based transmission, producing controlled tail oscillations. Finite element modeling and experiments show strong agreement, while optimized material selection improves ...
Marco Colletta +3 more
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Stimulation Modalities in Wearable Haptic Systems: Single-Mode Feedback to Multiphysics Actuation. [PDF]
Research (Wash D C)Guo X +10 more
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Magnetic-Pneumatic Hybrid Soft Actuator
Magnetic-Pneumatic Hybrid Soft ActuatorIn this study, we developed a new actuator that can be driven by both magnetic and pneumatic and conducted driving experiments using the fabricated actuator. Soft actuators are widely used as a means of biomimicry. However, many existing actuators that use a single drive source have limited degrees of freedom and deformation capabilities.
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A Two‐Stage Characterization Pipeline and Open‐Source Framework for Reproducible Tactile Sensing
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.The same soft tactile sensor returns different numbers when embodied in different robots. This is an Embodiment Gap that no shared framework currently captures transparently. A two‐stage characterization pipeline, paired with a FAIR open‐source digital datasheet, decouples intrinsic sensor behavior from embodiment effects and condenses cross‐laboratory
Matteo Lo Preti +6 more
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Correction to: Soft Pneumatic Actuator Fascicles for High Force and Reliability by Robertson MA, Sadeghi H, Florez JM, Paik J. Soft Robot 2017;4:23-32. DOI: 10.1089/soro.2016.0029. [PDF]
Soft Robot, 2019 europepmc +1 more source
Design Optimization of Soft Fabric Pneumatic Actuators
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.This study presents a systematic optimization framework for elongating and bending fabric‐based soft pneumatic actuators. After a preliminary design‐space reduction, the framework minimizes energy consumption under mechanical performance constraints by integrating validated finite element modeling with statistical surrogate models. Optimal designs were
Grigorios M. Chatziathanasiou +2 more
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MELEGROS: Monolithic Elephant-Inspired Gripper with Optical Sensors. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Trunin P +4 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.This work presents a magnetic bronchoscopy robot with a novel multi‐segment variable stiffness catheter. This catheter can not only move flexibly in the narrow bronchi but also harden according to the need to provide support. Combined with remote wireless magnetic field drive, it provides a more precise and effective solution for biopsy of deep lung ...
Shucong Yin +10 more
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Dual-Chamber One-Step Molding Actuator with Straight-Curved Crease Prismatic Design for Large-Range Motions and Structural Stability. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Tan Q +5 more
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Dielectric Elastomer Actuators as Safe and Effective Tools for Mechanostimulation of Human Cells
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Replicating physiological forces is crucial for realistic cell models. Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) offer a soft alternative, though their high voltages raised toxicity concerns. We demonstrate that DEA stimulation causes no cell damage, cell death or cell‐cycle disruption, while activating mechanosensitive responses.
Simon Holzer +6 more
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