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The softfoot pro at the cybathlon: kinematic, metabolic, and user performance evaluation

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Background Prosthetic feet are essential for restoring independent mobility in individuals with lower-limb loss. However, most commercial prosthetic feet rely on elastic elements and rigid, flat soles, limiting adaptability to uneven terrain and ...
Simone Mora, Matteo Crotti, Anna Pace, Giorgio Grioli, Antonio Bicchi, Maura Casadio, Manuel Giuseppe Catalano   +6 more
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Sensorized Foam Actuator with Intrinsic Proprioception and Tunable Stiffness Behavior for Soft Robots

Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2021
Soft robots require actuators with integrated sensing components that perceive unstructured, dynamic environments without compromising their performance.
Saravana Prashanth Murali Babu, Francesco Visentin, Ali Sadeghi, Alessio Mondini, Fabian Meder, Barbara Mazzolai   +5 more
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Molecular Dynamics Studies of Shape Memory Polymers: From Bead–Spring Models to Atomistic Simulations

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Coarse‐grained (left) and atomistic (right) models of the shape memory polymer ESTANE ETE 75DT3 are shown schematically. The two representations bridge molecular detail and mesoscopic description. Both models capture shape memory behavior, linking segmental mobility and conformational relaxation of anisotropic chains to macroscopic recovery, and ...
Fathollah Varnik
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BeeRootBot: A Bioinspired Robotic Probe Exhibiting Apical Growth through In Situ Soil Binding

Advanced Intelligent Systems
This study introduces a minimally invasive robotic probe inspired by plant root growth, designed for subsoil exploration and future ecosystem monitoring and intervention.
Sachin Sachin, Alessio Mondini, Stefano Mariani, Emanuela Del Dottore, Barbara Mazzolai   +4 more
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Microstructure Reconstruction in Battery Electrodes Using Machine Learning Based on Low‐Voltage Focused Ion Beam–Scanning Electron Microscopy Tomography Images

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Low‐voltage FIB‐SEM tomography combined with a image preprocessing pipeline improves phase contrast and enables reliable machine‐learning segmentation of conductive networks in lithium‐ion battery electrodes. Structural descriptors are extracted from segmented images, done semimanually and automated, and compared.
Lisa Beran, Vincent Nebel, Dominik Perius, Kshitij Kumar, Yannis Heim, Laura Bies, Tobias Kraus   +6 more
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Structural and mechanical properties of humidity-responsive Geraniaceae awns

Scientific Reports
Hygroscopic deformations in plants are passive movements within specialized structures triggered by changes in environmental humidity. In the Geraniaceae, the sterile extension of the mericarp, called awn, facilitates seed dispersal by actuating ...
Marilena Ronzan, Stefano Mariani, Luca Cecchini, Carlo Filippeschi, Silvia Dante, Nicola Maria Pugno, Barbara Mazzolai   +6 more
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Additive Manufacturing of Alumina‐Reinforced Elastomers

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Vat‐photopolymerized elastomers reinforced with platelet‐shaped alumina exhibited preferential orientation, reduced porosity, and significantly enhanced mechanical performance. A 3 wt% platelet loading increased tensile strength from 12.4 to 45.7 MPa, highlighting the critical role of filler morphology in elastomeric VPP composites.
Majid Barzegar Keyvani, Zongwen Fu, Robert Göstl, Hamed Shokri, Carmine Putignano, Gianluca Percoco, Bilal Gökce   +6 more
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A Degradable Bioinspired Flier with Aerogel‐Based Colorimetric Sensors for Environmental Monitoring

Advanced Science
Environmental and distributed monitoring of remote, inaccessible, or polluted areas requires low‐maintenance and sustainable solutions. Passive dispersal strategies with (bio)degradable fliers, inspired by plant anemochory, offer an eco‐friendly approach
Gianpaolo Gallo, Ruowen Tu, Carlo Filippeschi, Stefano Mariani, Barbara Mazzolai   +4 more
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Towards a Soft Science of Soft Robots. A Call for a Place for Aesthetics in Soft Robotics Research

ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, 2023
The position paper presents an argument that aesthetic theory and practice are pertinent to the rapidly expanding field of soft robotics. Soft robotics as an aesthetic phenomenon is introduced and contextualized drawing on the author's own research and practice.
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Superlubricity and Corrosion Inhibition Properties of Solvate Ionic Liquids in Hybrid Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic–Steel Interfaces

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Solvate ionic liquids lubrication reduced the coefficient of friction by ∼60% compared to dry sliding, reaching steady‐state values as low as 0.04–0.05. Corrosion weight‐loss measurements in 1 M HCl further demonstrated significant inhibition behavior, with only 100 ppm of [Li(G3)][TFSI] (∼68.5 μL/L) reducing corrosion‐product weight loss by 63 ...
Sameh Dabees, Timothy Harte, Bhagya Dharmasiri, Y. Athulya Wickramasingha, David J. Hayne, Daniel J. Eyckens, Luke C. Henderson   +6 more
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