A Fluid-Driven Loop-Type Modular Soft Robot with Integrated Locomotion and Manipulation Capability [PDF]
Biomimetics, 2023 In nature, some animals, such as snakes and octopuses, use their limited body structure to conduct various complicated tasks not only for locomotion but also for hunting.
Xin Sui +7 more
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Design and control of a novel pneumatic soft robot based on the improved particle swarm optimization algorithm. [PDF]
PLoS ONEInspired by the flexible structures found in soft organisms in nature, researchers have developed a variety of novel soft robots using flexible materials.
Hongjun Meng +4 more
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Light-driven soft robot with compound motion patterns based on gas–liquid phase transition chamber [PDF]
Scientific ReportsLight is increasingly being used to drive soft robots and soft actuators. In this paper, a light-driven soft robot with compound motion patterns based on gas-liquid phase transition chamber is proposed, which inspired by the frog and the larvae of gall ...
Zheqi Zhou +7 more
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Wireless, Multifunctional System-Integrated Programmable Soft Robot [PDF]
Nano-Micro LettersHighlights A soft, untethered electronic robot that integrates magnetically responsive engineered composites, enabling reversible programming and a diverse range of motions and shapes.
Sungkeun Han +15 more
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Untethered wavelength-selective multi-shape programmable hybrid soft robot [PDF]
Scientific ReportsUntethered stimuli-responsive soft robotics is a promising field with potential applications in healthcare, automation, and human-robot interaction.
Eungyoul Oh +7 more
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Performance Metrics for Fluidic Soft Robot Rotational Actuators
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 The field of soft robotics is continuing to grow as more researchers see the potential for robots that can safely interact in unmodeled, unstructured, and uncertain environments.
Levi Rupert +2 more
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Design and Control Strategy of Soft Robot Based on Gas–Liquid Phase Transition Actuator
Mathematics, 2022 In this paper, a soft robot driven by a gas–liquid phase transition actuator with a new structure is designed; The soft robot is driven by the pressure generated by electrically induced ethanol phase transition.
Guojian Lin +7 more
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Design and Motion Simulation of a Soft Robot for Crawling in Pipes
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 2023 In recent years, soft pipeline robot, as a new concept, is proposed to adapt to tunnel. The soft pipeline robots are made of soft materials such as rubber or silicone.
Zhang Yu +5 more
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Dynamic Turning of a Soft Quadruped Robot by Changing Phase Difference
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 Dynamic locomotion of a quadruped robot emerges from interaction between the robot body and the terrain. When the robot has a soft body, dynamic locomotion can be realized using a simple controller.
Hiroaki Tanaka +2 more
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Machines, 2022 Twisted and coiled polymer (TCP) actuators are becoming increasingly prevalent in soft robotic fields due to their powerful and hysteresis-free stroke, large specific work density, and ease of fabrication.
Chunbing Wu, Zhuang Zhang, Wen Zheng
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