Intuitive Spatial Tactile Feedback for Better Awareness about Robot Trajectory during Human-Robot Collaboration. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2021 Grushko S +3 more
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Harnessing Phase Separation for the Development of High‐Performance Hydrogels
Advanced Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Hydrogels are indispensable for the development of next‐generation bioelectronics, soft robotics, and biomedical devices, where their mechanical properties determine performance and reliability. Among strategies to enhance hydrogel mechanics, phase separation enables controlled heterogeneity resulting in gel networks that are reinforced by ...
Yue Shao +3 more
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Testing silicone digit extensions as a way to suppress natural sensation to evaluate supplementary tactile feedback. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Engels LF +3 more
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Reconfigurable Inflatables Through Controlled Surface Crumpling
Advanced Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Inflatable structures offer remarkable versatility due to their compact storage and rapid deployment, making them ideal for lightweight, quickly assembled, and deployable applications. These structures are typically made from membranes that are nearly inextensible yet highly flexible.
Yi Yang +8 more
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Neuromorphic Near‐Sensor and In‐Sensor Computing Enabled by Next‐Generation Material‐Based Sensors
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This Review presents a structural framework that classifies neuromorphic sensing into near‐sensor and in‐sensor architectures, clarifying physical coupling between sensing and computation. The framework connects neural and synaptic device functions with recent advances in optical, mechanical, and chemical sensing, compares energy consumption and ...
Su Yeon Jung +7 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Inspired by biological ion transport, this work introduces self‐powered multifunctional sensors utilizing tailored hydrogel stacks. Optimizing ionic migration with MXenes and carbon nanotubes achieves high‐performance energy harvesting and unique logic circuit functionality.
Haoran Chen +9 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A foldable bimodal sensor integrates a triboelectric nanogenerator and graphene piezoresistive effect into a monolithic laser‐induced graphene film. It enables synchronous non‐contact and tactile perception, achieving a distance of 110 mm, a sensitivity of 11.2 kPa−1, and a response time of 10 ms.
Weixiong Yang +10 more
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Integrating Tactile Feedback Technologies Into Home-Based Telerehabilitation: Opportunities and Challenges in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic. [PDF]
Front Neurorobot, 2021 Handelzalts S +5 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A design of double gradient effect is proposed to resolve the contradictory optimization on sensitivity and linearity of piezoresistive tactile sensors. The ultrawide linearity is realized by the sequential trigger of pressure‐induced gradient conductivity‐enabled linear current owing to the gradient microstructures.
Yao Fang +13 more
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Online Closed-Loop Control Using Tactile Feedback Delivered Through Surface and Subdermal Electrotactile Stimulation. [PDF]
Front Neurosci, 2021 Dong J +4 more
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