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Bio-inspired 3D printing approach for bonding soft and rigid materials through underextrusion

Scientific Reports
Vertebrate animals benefit from a combination of rigidity for structural support and softness for adaptation. Similarly, integrating rigidity and softness can enhance the versatility of soft robotics.
Arman Goshtasbi, Luca Grignaffini, Ali Sadeghi   +2 more
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At the Crossroads: Interdisciplinary Paths to Soft Robots

As I mentioned in my editorial, soft robotics is a highly collaborative field that relies on successful innovation in very diverse fields. Even the construction of a simple modest device might involve research spanning materials science, control theory ...
Shahinpoor, Mohsen, Lu, Nanshu, Ewoldt, Randy H., Majidi, Carmel, Trimmer, Barry, Lipson, Hod, Kovac, Mirko   +6 more
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Workshop - Ocean Soft Robots: Exploration and Data Challenge

, 2023
The ocean is still largely unexplored, although it is fundamental to regulate the world’s climate and host a vast range of human activities. Most of the marine realm is an inhospitable environment for humans, hence robots are the ideal allies to further ...
Annika Raatz, Ditzia Susana Garcia Morales, Zurong ZHANG, Francesca De Pascalis, Massimo Caccia, Jan Peters, Roberta Ferretti, Francesco Giorgio-Serchi, Corrado Motta, Simona Aracri   +9 more
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Biohybrid Actuators for Soft Robotics: Challenges in Scaling Up

, 2020
Living systems have evolved to survive in a wide range of environments and safely interact with other objects and organisms. Thus, living systems have been the source of inspiration for many researchers looking to apply their mechanics and unique ...
Feinberg, Adam W., Webster-Wood, Victoria A., Carmel Majidi, Adam W. Feinberg, Victoria A. Webster-Wood, Phillip Won, Majidi, Carmel, Seung Hwan Ko, Won, Phillip, Ko, Seung Hwan   +9 more
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Microscale Patterning of Ultrahigh‐Viscosity Metallic‐Polymer Composites via Embedded Droplet Writing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A hybrid additive manufacturing platform integrates direct droplet writing of metallic composite with VAT photopolymerization to fabricate architected soft magnetic composites. This approach enables microscale patterning of high‐viscosity materials for programmable actuators, adaptive fluidic devices, and switchable adhesives, offering tunable ...
Yeowon Yoon, Jian Ni, Sungmo Park, Yang Xu, Yong Chen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Earthworm‐Inspired Soft Skin Crawling Robot

Advanced Science
Earthworms are fascinating animals capable of crawling and burrowing through various terrains using peristaltic motion and the directional friction response of their epidermis.
Jonathan Tirado, Cao Danh Do, Joséphine Moisson de Vaux, Jonas Jørgensen, Ahmad Rafsanjani   +4 more
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Soft Robotic Grippers for Biological Sampling on Deep Reefs [PDF]

, 2016
This article presents the development of an underwater gripper that utilizes soft robotics technology to delicately manipulate and sample fragile species on the deep reef. Existing solutions for deep sea robotic manipulation have historically been driven
Galloway, Kevin C., Kirby, Jordan, Licht, Stephen, Wood, Robert J., Becker, Kaitlyn P., Phillips, Brennan, Gruber, David F., Tchernov, Dan, Becker, Kaitlyn, Wood, Robert   +9 more
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Genetically Programmed Shape‐Morphing of Engineered Living Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Here, bacterial and mammalian engineered living materials (ELMs) are presented, in which living cells direct genetically programmed and enzymatically mediated shape‐morphing. The resulting deformation and shape‐recovery can be actuated in a genetically controlled manner by an ELM incorporating out‐of‐equilibrium counteracting biochemical reactions with
Jan Becker, Yuchen Liu, Miguel Baños, Rosanne Schmachtenberg, Mahmudul Hasan, Claudia Fink‐Straube, Luai R. Khoury, Wilfried Weber   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design‐for‐Benchmarking in Soft Robotics: Navigating Component‐System Dichotomy

Advanced Intelligent Systems
Soft robotics has advanced significantly by integrating highly deformable and compliant materials, endowing robots with unparalleled adaptability for operation in dynamic and unstructured environments.
Matteo Lo Preti, Muhammad Sunny Nazeer, Josh Pinskier, David Howard, Cecilia Laschi   +4 more
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Soft Robotics Technology and a Soft Table for Industrial Applications

, 2016
Soft robotics is an expanding new research field. This article presents a state-of-the-art review on soft robotics including its research directions, key characteristics, materials, design and fabrication techniques.
Zhicong Deng, Stommel, M, Martin Stommel, Weiliang Xu, Deng, Z, Xu, W   +5 more
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