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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moss biocrusts enhance soil carbon stabilization via microbial necromass accumulation in the karst rocky desertification region of eastern Yunnan, China

open access: yesEcological Indicators
Karst ecosystems are globally important carbon sinks, yet the escalating severity of rocky desertification is causing continuous losses of soil carbon stocks.
Mengting Niu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Edible Pouch Motors

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Edible robotics is an emerging field that leverages edible materials to construct robotic systems. This study presents a method to create thin, lightweight, yet powerful edible soft actuators, namely edible pouch motors. The successful operation of these edible actuators and grippers renders their potential to advance future developments in edible ...
Keigo Takahashi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Event-scale flood types and controlling mechanisms in tile-drained agricultural watersheds

open access: yesJournal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Study region: This study focuses on 118 tile-drained agricultural watersheds in Iowa, USA, a region characterized by intensive agricultural management and widespread subsurface drainage systems.
Xiaoqiong Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Echinoderm‐Inspired Autonomy for Soft‐Legged Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Inspired by echinoderms, a modular soft robot achieves autonomous phototaxis without a central controller or explicit communication. Each limb independently adapts its actuation timing through local sensing and short‐term memory. Coordination emerges purely from physical interactions, demonstrating resilience to changes in morphology, environment, and ...
Harmannus A. H. Schomaker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rhizosphere bacteria and fungi are differentially structured by host plants, soil mineralogy, and ectomycorrhizal communities in the Alaskan Tundra

open access: yesArctic Science
The rhizosphere contains diverse groups of bacteria and fungi living near plant roots and mycorrhizal hyphae whose composition and function are key drivers of ecosystem and biogeochemical processes.
Sean Robert Schaefer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Multidirectional Textile Interface for Remote Control Using Dynamic Area‐Based Capacitance Modulation

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Here, we present a textile, wearable capacitive interface enabling multidirectional remote control by dynamically modulating electrode overlap and spacing via a freely gliding upper electrode. A forearm‐mounted prototype drives robotic and media tasks with 12–15 ms latency, maintains < 0.8% drift after 500 cycles, and remains stably functional at 90 ...
Cagatay Gumus   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data‐Driven Bulldozer Blade Control for Autonomous Terrain Leveling

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A simulation‐driven framework for autonomous bulldozer leveling is presented, combining high‐fidelity terramechanics simulation with a neural‐network‐based reduced‐order model. Gradient‐based optimization enables efficient, low‐level blade control that balances leveling quality and operation time.
Harry Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Taxonomic contribution to knowledge of the oribatid mite genus Lunoribatula (Acari, Oribatida, Oribatulidae)

open access: yesPersian Journal of Acarology
The genus Lunoribatula (Oribatida, Oribatulidae) is known from Ethiopia. The generic diagnosis is revised. The redescription of the type species, Lunoribatula polygonata Mahunka, 1982, is presented, based on the specimens collected from branches of ...
Sergey G. Ermilov   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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