Frictional behaviour of steel-steel and steel-concrete contact surfaces for offshore slip joint applications. [PDF]
Sci RepJoachim L, Ma W, Oettel V.
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Echinoderm‐Inspired Autonomy for Soft‐Legged Robots
Advanced 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
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On predictability of slip, rupture geometry, and speed of the 2025 M7.8 Mandalay, Myanmar, earthquake. [PDF]
Nat CommunUlrich T +11 more
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Continuum Mechanics Modeling of Flexible Spring Joints in Surgical Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.A new mechanical model of a tendon‐actuated helical extension spring joint in surgical robots is built using Cosserat rod theory. The model can implicitly handle the unknown contacts between adjacent coils and numerically predict spring shapes from straight to significantly bent under actuation forces.
Botian Sun +3 more
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Normal human synovial fluid exhibits stable hyaluronic acid and proteoglycan 4 levels across age and sex. [PDF]
Osteoarthr Cartil OpenYamaura L, Corpuz JM, Mang J, Krawetz R.
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This work presents a state‐adaptive Koopman linear quadratic regulator framework for real‐time manipulation of a deformable swab tool in robotic environmental sampling. By combining Koopman linearization, tactile sensing, and centroid‐based force regulation, the system maintains stable contact forces and high coverage across flat and inclined surfaces.
Siavash Mahmoudi +2 more
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On-Limb Orbiting Robot: Proprioceptive Diameter Estimation and Orthogonal Grip-Orbit Control. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Tobar-Subía-Contento LM +3 more
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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi +4 more
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A Crab Claw-Inspired Stick-Slip Piezoelectric Actuator with Low-Frequency, High-Speed Operation and Autonomous Backward Motion Suppression. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Xie L, Wang L, Wei X, Fang B, Fang Y.
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Automated poultry processing lines still rely on humans to lift slippery, easily bruised carcasses onto a shackle conveyor. Deformability, anatomical variance, and hygiene rules make conventional suction and scripted motions unreliable. We present ChicGrasp, an end‐to‐end hardware‐software co‐designed imitation learning framework, to offer a ...
Amirreza Davar +8 more
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