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Soft Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles: A Review of Actuation Mechanisms, Structure Designs and Underwater Applications. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel)
Liu X, Li J, Xing Y, Zhang Z, Cao Y, Cao Y, Li B.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Small‐Scale Magnetic Peristaltic Soft Robot With Mobility and Transport Capabilities

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study introduces a miniature, untethered soft magnetic microrobot with peristaltic capabilities for both locomotion and cargo transport. Eight helically magnetized elastomeric strips deform under rotating fields (10–80 mT, 1–5 Hz), enabling movement across rods and lumina at up to 4.1 body lengths min‐¹.
Mohammad Hasan Dad Ansari, Linda Paternò, Chenjun Wu, Veronica Iacovacci, Arianna Menciassi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of a soft robotic endoscope with enhanced bending and AI-based prediction. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Hani M, Elghitany MN, Sweif R, Maged SA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Omnidirectional Shape Proprioception for Untethered Shape Memory Alloy‐Driven Soft Robotic Arms

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A lightweight, modular soft robotic arm employs SMA actuation and a multi‐Hall‐magnet sensing system to achieve accurate omnidirectional shape proprioception. Each 35 g segment enables scalable assembly, while robust proprioception supports versatile navigation and manipulation in complex, unstructured environments.
Yiming Ouyang, Zelin Chen, He Chen, Min Xu, Hao Yang, Wei Gao, Hu Jin, Shiwu Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fuel-Powered Soft Actuators: Emerging Strategies for Autonomous and Miniaturized Robots. [PDF]

Nanomicro Lett
Zhou C, Li Z, Wei H, Zhang G, Zhang F, Zhou X, Hu H, Cheng G, Ding J, Kim SH, Baughman RH, Hu X.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Digital Twins for the Design, Interactive Control, and Deployment of Modular, Fiber‐Reinforced Soft Continuum Arms

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A digital twin framework is presented for modular soft continuum arms built from fiber‐reinforced pneumatic actuators. Cosserat rod models describe individual actuators, while virtual assemblies are formed through serial and parallel networks, preserving actuator‐level architecture and arm deformation.
Seung Hyun Kim, Jiamiao Guo, Arman Tekinalp, Heng‐Sheng Chang, Ugur Akcal, Tixian Wang, Darren Biskup, Benjamin Walt, Girish Chowdhary, Girish Krishnan, Prashant G. Mehta, Mattia Gazzola   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

LEGO-like Origami Robots Standardize Structure Design of Soft Robots. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
Wang Z, Wang Y, Zhang H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Design and Characterization of a Dual‐Mode Soft Robotic Flapping Propeller With Pneumatic Stiffness Modulation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A novel soft robotic propeller overcomes traditional efficiency‐flexibility tradeoffs via a hybrid pneumatic‐cable actuation strategy. This architecture enables active stiffness modulation with dual‐mode locomotion: tunable biomimetic swimming and earthworm‐inspired wriggling for confined spaces.
Jiazi Geng, Hua Shao, Yiyang Li, Lin Liang, Jinfeng Yang, Xianhong He, Fengran Xie   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variable Stiffness Structures in Biomimetic Robotic Fish: A Review of Mechanisms, Applications, and Challenges. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Shao H, Lin C, Yang Z, Deng L, Yang J, He X, Xie F.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Motion and Morphology Planning for Autonomous Manipulation in Clutter With a Shape‐Shifting, Variable‐Stiffness Robot

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A hybrid mobile robot with a modular Variable‐Stiffness Bridge transitions between a rigid locomotion platform and a flexible, shape‐conforming body. By enclosing objects within its deformable structure rather than relying on dedicated end effectors, the robot achieves orientation‐regulated planar transport, with conformal contact quality shown to ...
Luiza Labazanova, Liuming Qiu, Jose Guadalupe Romero, Li Cheng, Thrishantha Nanayakkara, David Navarro‐Alarcon   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source