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Biology and bioinspiration of soft robotics: Actuation, sensing, and system integration
iScience, 2021 Summary: Organisms in nature grow with senses, nervous, and actuation systems coordinated in ingenious ways to sustain metabolism and other essential life activities. The understanding of biological structures and functions guide the construction of soft
Luquan Ren +7 more
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Soft Robots Manufacturing: A Review [PDF]
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2018 The growing interest in soft robots comes from the new possibilities offered by these systems to cope with problems that cannot be addressed by robots built from rigid bodies. Many innovative solutions have been developed in recent years to design soft components and systems.
François Schmitt +3 more
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Soft Hybrid Wave Spring Actuators
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2020 Soft continuum manipulators, inspired by squid tentacles and elephant trunks, show promise in allowing robots to safely interact with complex environments.
Erik H. Skorina, Cagdas D. Onal
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A wearable wrist haptic display for motion tracking and force feedback in the operational space
Wearable Technologies, 2021 Force feedback is often beneficial for robotic teleoperation, as it enhances the user’s remote perception. Over the years, many kinesthetic haptic displays (KHDs) have been proposed for this purpose, which have different types of interaction and feedback,
Marco Laghi +3 more
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Toward industrial silicone 3D printing of soft robots
, 2022 S.523-526So far, the soft robotics community has been concerned with making progress in the field and less with transferring the new knowledge into industrial applications.
Nguyen, A.M. +3 more
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A Supernumerary Soft Robotic Limb for Reducing Hand-Arm Vibration Syndromes Risks
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 The most common causes of the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) have been identified as joint overloading, bad postures, and vibrations.
Andrea S. Ciullo +4 more
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A Novel 3D Ring-Based Flapper Valve for Soft Robotic Applications
, 2021 In this paper, the design and testing of a novel valve for the intuitive spatial control of soft or continuum manipulators are presented. The design of the valve is based on the style of a hydraulic flapper valve, but with simultaneous control of three ...
Perry Y. Li, Kelly Low, Devin R. Berg
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Tendon-Driven Variable-Stiffness Pneumatic Soft Gripper Robot
, 2023 In recent times, the soft robotics field has been attracting significant research focus owing to its high level of manipulation capabilities unlike traditional rigid robots, which gives room for increasing use in other areas.
Yong-Jai Park, Safeh Clinton Mawah
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Analysis of Compensatory Movements Using a Supernumerary Robotic Hand for Upper Limb Assistance
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2020 Recently, extratheses, aka Supernumerary Robotic Limbs (SRLs), are emerging as a new trend in the field of assistive and rehabilitation devices. We proposed the SoftHand X, a system composed of an anthropomorphic soft hand extrathesis, with a gravity ...
Martina Rossero +6 more
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Usability Assessment of Body Controlled Electric Hand Prostheses: A Pilot Study
Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2021 Poly-articulated hands, actuated by multiple motors and controlled by surface myoelectric technologies, represent the most advanced aids among commercial prostheses.
Sasha B. Godfrey +8 more
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