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Reconsidering Fascicles in Soft Pneumatic Actuator Packs

open access: yesCoRR, 2023
This paper discusses and contests the claims of ``Soft Pneumatic Actuator Fascicles for High Force and Reliability'' a research article which was originally published in the March 2017 issue of the Journal Soft Robotics. The original paper claims that the summed forces of multiple thin-walled extending McKibben muscles are greater than a volumetrically
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Kinematic Modelling and Experimental Validation of a Foldable Pneumatic Soft Manipulator

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2020
A foldable pneumatic soft manipulator, which has the foldability to switch between a contraction state and an expanded state, is proposed in this investigation.
Zhuoqun Liu   +5 more
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Multimaterial Embedded 3D Printing of Composite Reinforced Soft Actuators

open access: yesResearch, 2023
Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) have attracted enormous attention in the growing field of robotics. Among different SPAs, composite reinforced actuators (CRAs) are widely used because of their simple structure and high controllability. However, multistep
Zhenhua Wang   +7 more
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Self-Healing and High Interfacial Strength in Multi-Material Soft Pneumatic Robots via Reversible Diels–Alder Bonds

open access: yesActuators, 2020
In new-generation soft robots, the actuation performance can be increased by using multiple materials in the actuator designs. However, the lifetime of these actuators is often limited due to failure that occurs at the weak multi-material interfaces that
Seppe Terryn   +4 more
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A Review of 3D‐Printable Soft Pneumatic Actuators and Sensors: Research Challenges and Opportunities

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, 2021
The soft robotics field is changing the way people think, build, interact, and most importantly perceive robots. Robots have long been perceived as machines made of metals that their sole purpose is to perform repetitive tasks in isolated environments ...
Charbel Tawk, Gursel Alici
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Soft Finger Rehabilitation Exoskeleton of Biomimetic Dragonfly Abdominal Ventral Muscles: Center Tendon Pneumatic Bellows Actuator

open access: yesBiomimetics, 2023
The development of soft robotics owes much to the field of biomimetics, where soft actuators predominantly mimic the movement found in nature. In contrast to their rigid counterparts, soft robots offer superior safety and human–machine interaction ...
Dehao Duanmu   +3 more
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Passive and active acoustic sensing for soft pneumatic actuators

open access: yesThe International Journal of Robotics Research, 2023
We propose a sensorization method for soft pneumatic actuators that uses an embedded microphone and speaker to measure different actuator properties. The physical state of the actuator determines the specific modulation of sound as it travels through the structure.
Vincent Wall   +2 more
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Review on Research Progress of Hydraulic Powered Soft Actuators

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
Soft actuators have received extensive attention in robotics and smart device applications due to their distinctive dexterity and compliance. Among them, hydraulic soft actuators play an important role in the area because they have much higher specific ...
Hu Shi   +3 more
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Design and Test of an Active Pneumatic Soft Wrist for Soft Grippers

open access: yesActuators, 2022
An active wrist can deliver both bending and twisting motions that are essential for soft grippers to perform dexterous manipulations capable of producing a wide range movements.
Guangming Chen   +5 more
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Experimental and numerical analysis on the bending response of the geometrically gradient soft robotics actuator

open access: yesArchives of Mechanics, 2018
In this study, three different soft pneumatic actuators (SPA) are designed and directly fabricated through additive manufacturing using thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) filaments.
S. Dilibal, H. Sahin, Y. Celik
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