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Scalable Co-Optimization of Morphology and Control in Embodied Machines

, 2017
Evolution sculpts both the body plans and nervous systems of agents together over time. In contrast, in AI and robotics, a robot's body plan is usually designed by hand, and control policies are then optimized for that fixed design.
Bongard, Josh, Cheney, Nick, Lipson, Hod, SunSpiral, Vytas   +3 more
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Soft Robotics for Chemists [PDF]

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2011
Soft robots: A methodology based on embedded pneumatic networks (PneuNets) is described that enables large-amplitude actuations in soft elastomers by pressurizing embedded channels. Examples include a structure that can change its curvature from convex to concave, and devices that act as compliant grippers for handling fragile objects (e.g., a chicken ...
Ilievski, Filip, Mazzeo, Aaron D., Shepherd, Robert F., Chen, Xin, Whitesides, George   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Hopfield Neural Networks for Online Constrained Parameter Estimation With Time‐Varying Dynamics and Disturbances

International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, EarlyView.
This paper proposes two projector‐based Hopfield neural network (HNN) estimators for online, constrained parameter estimation under time‐varying data, additive disturbances, and slowly drifting physical parameters. The first is a constraint‐aware HNN that enforces linear equalities and inequalities (via slack neurons) and continuously tracks the ...
Miguel Pedro Silva
wiley   +1 more source

Multimodal Soft Robot for Complex Environments Using Bionic Omnidirectional Bending Actuator

IEEE Access, 2020
Soft robots have the characteristics of good adaptability to an environment. But at present, most soft robots only complete a single specific task, and as a result, their ability to adapt to complex environments is limited.
Wenkai Huang, Zhipeng Xu, Junlong Xiao, Wei Hu, Huoqiu Huang, Fobao Zhou   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Composite Electrospun Fibers Containing Optimized B‐ and Cu‐Doped Bioactive Glass Sol‐Gel Particles for Potential Soft Tissue Engineering Applications

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This article describes the preparation and characterization of poly(ε‐caprolactone) electrospun composite fibers incorporating sol‐gel‐derived bioactive glass particles doped with B and Cu. Scanning electron microscopy, energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, contact angle, acellular bioactivity, mechanical and ...
Elisa Piatti, Marta Miola, Liliana Liverani, Paolo Sartori, Enrica Verné, Aldo R. Boccaccini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficient Process Development for Laser Powder Bed Fusion of a Soft‐Magnetic Metallic Glass Composite

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Iron‐based metallic glass alloys exhibit excellent soft‐magnetic properties, and unprecedented geometrical freedom in the design of soft‐magnetic metallic glass components is made possible by additive manufacturing. An efficient workflow for developing parameters for laser‐based powder bed fusion of a Fe‐based metallic glass alloy is presented along ...
Julia Löfstrand, Priyanka Saha, Vidhiaza Leviandhika, Urban Wiklund, Alexander Elsen, Carolin Zintel, Lena Thorsson, Petra E. Jönsson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advanced Artificial Muscle for Flexible Material‐Based Reconfigurable Soft Robots

Advanced Science, 2019
Flexible material‐based soft robots are widely used in various areas. In many situations, the suitable soft robots should be rapidly fabricated to complete the urgent tasks (such as rescue), so the facile fabricating methods of the multifunctional soft ...
Zhongdong Jiao, Chao Zhang, Wei Wang, Min Pan, Huayong Yang, Jun Zou   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unsupervised Odometry and Depth Learning for Endoscopic Capsule Robots

, 2018
In the last decade, many medical companies and research groups have tried to convert passive capsule endoscopes as an emerging and minimally invasive diagnostic technology into actively steerable endoscopic capsule robots which will provide more ...
Almalioglu, Yasin, Giracoglu, Can, Ibrahimli, Nail, Ornek, Evin Pinar, Sitti, Metin, Turan, Mehmet, Yanik, Mehmet Fatih   +6 more
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Hybrid Auxetic Architectures: Integrating Curvature‐Driven Design for Enhanced Mechanical Tunability and Structural Performance

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Curvature‐tuned auxetic lattices are designed, fabricated, and mechanically characterized to reveal how geometric curvature governs stretchability, stress redistribution, and Poisson's ratio evolution. Photoelastic experiments visualize stress pathways, while hyperelastic simulations quantify deformation mechanics.
Shuvodeep De, Giovanni Meli, Meysam Khalighian, Anahita Emami   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of the Research Progress in Soft Robots

Applied Sciences, 2022
The soft robot is a new type of robot with strong adaptability, good pliability, and high flexibility. Today, it is widely used in the fields of bioengineering, disaster rescue, industrial production, medical services, exploration, and surveying. In this
Kerun Liu, Weiwei Chen, Weimin Yang, Zhiwei Jiao, Yuan Yu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source