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Electrohydraulic musculoskeletal robotic leg for agile, adaptive, yet energy-efficient locomotion

Nature Communications
Robotic locomotion in unstructured terrain demands an agile, adaptive, and energy-efficient architecture. To traverse such terrains, legged robots use rigid electromagnetic motors and sensorized drivetrains to adapt to the environment actively.
Thomas J. K. Buchner, Toshihiko Fukushima, Amirhossein Kazemipour, Stephan-Daniel Gravert, Manon Prairie, Pascal Romanescu, Philip Arm, Yu Zhang, Xingrui Wang, Steven L. Zhang, Johannes Walter, Christoph Keplinger, Robert K. Katzschmann   +12 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, Sasha B. Godfrey, Cristina Piazza, Federica Felici, Giorgio Grioli, Antonio Bicchi, Antonio Bicchi, Manuel G. Catalano, Manuel G. Catalano   +8 more
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Mitigating Creep Anisotropy and Enhancing Performance in Additively Manufactured Ni‐Based Superalloys: A Review

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Additive manufacturing introduces pronounced microstructural and crystallographic anisotropy in Ni‐based superalloys, resulting in orientation‐dependent creep deformation and damage. This review identifies the key microstructural origins of creep anisotropy, examines their influence on dominant deformation mechanisms, and highlights processing ...
Chandan Kumar, Shobhit Pratap Singh, Gaurav Mohanty, Praveen Kumar   +3 more
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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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Investigation of Resonance Characteristics of More Than 10 000 Metal‐Coated Silicon MEMS Cantilevers Using Machine Learning

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
More than 10 000 metal‐coated silicon MEMS cantilevers are fabricated and characterized to build a large‐scale experimental dataset spanning multiple vibrational modes. Machine learning algorithms are benchmarked to predict resonance frequency and quality factor, with ensemble based models achieving accuracy approaching experimental uncertainty.
Sina Zare Pakzad, Saurabh Thorat, Andre Loch Gesing, Dominik Huber, Christopher Zellner, Patrick Egger, Georg Pfusterschmied, Ulrich Schmid, Michael Schneider   +8 more
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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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Laser‐Induced Graphene from Waste Almond Shells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Almond shells, an abundant agricultural by‐product, are repurposed to create a fully bioderived almond shell/chitosan composite (ASC) degradable in soil. ASC is converted into laser‐induced graphene (LIG) by laser scribing and proposed as a substrate for transient electronics.
Yulia Steksova, Anna Chiara Bressi, Marina Galliani, Attilio Marino, Gianni Ciofani, Eduardo Machado‐Charry, Hilda Gomez Bernal, Alessandra Francini, Luca Sebastiani, Francesco Greco   +9 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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A Configurable Architecture for Two Degree-of-Freedom Variable Stiffness Actuators to Match the Compliant Behavior of Human Joints

Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021
Living beings modulate the impedance of their joints to interact proficiently, robustly, and safely with the environment. These observations inspired the design of soft articulated robots with the development of Variable Impedance and Variable Stiffness ...
Simon Lemerle, Simon Lemerle, Manuel G. Catalano, Antonio Bicchi, Antonio Bicchi, Giorgio Grioli   +5 more
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Counterion Dependent Side‐Chain Relaxation Stiffens a Chemically Doped Thienothiophene Copolymer

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Oxidation of a thienothiophene copolymer, p(g3TT‐T2), via different doping strategies and dopant molecules resulted in materials with similar oxidation levels and a high electrical conductivity of ≈100 S cm−1. However, mechanical properties varied significantly, with sub‐glass transition temperatures and elastic moduli spanning from –44°C to –3°C and ...
Mariavittoria Craighero, Meghna Jha, Elsa Veronica Flores‐Vela, Joost Kimpel, Andreas Schaefer, Jiali Guo, Jesika Asatryan, Alberto Peinador Veiga, Shuichi Haraguchi, Per‐Anders Carlsson, Jaime Martín, Mariano Campoy‐Quiles, Christian Müller   +12 more
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