Toward the Advancement of Soft Pneumatic Rotary Actuators: A Comprehensive Design Review. [PDF]
Micromachines (Basel)Kiani Harchegani E, Valentinčič J.
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Asymmetry in Skipping Enhances Viability Against Control Input Noise
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Quadruped animals use asymmetric galloping gaits at high speeds, yet the functional role of this asymmetry remains unclear. This study shows that left–right asymmetry in touchdown angles enhances robustness to control noise. Using a simple two‐legged locomotion model and viability theory, it demonstrates that asymmetric skipping substantially enlarges ...
Yuichi Ambe, Alvin So, Shinya Aoi
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Variable Stiffness Structures in Biomimetic Robotic Fish: A Review of Mechanisms, Applications, and Challenges. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Shao H +6 more
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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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Stiffness and Compliance of Kinematic Chains in Motion
, 2009 The main aim of this thesis is the analysis of bioinspired kinematic chains controllable both in position and compliance (or stiffness) from a static and a dynamic point of view.
CAUDAI, CLAUDIA
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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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A Synchronous Variable-Stroke Mechanism for Workspace Enhancement of a Four-Finger Soft Robotic Hand. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Chen H, Wang Z, Zhang S, Yao L.
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds +2 more
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Research progress in the design and application of robot variable stiffness actuators
Jixie chuandongSignificanceThere is an urgent demand for applications such as human-robot interaction and special operations, which imposes higher requirements on the compliance and dynamic adaptability of robot joints. As the core technology for compliant robot joints,
XU Yapeng +4 more
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Granular Jamming in Soft Robotics: Simulation Frameworks and Emerging Possibilities-Review. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Hrehova S +3 more
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