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A Smart Fluid-Hydraulic System Based on MRF Valve Control and Its Application in Flexible Grasping. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
Huo L, Ji H, Hong R, Nie S, Yin F, Ma Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Variable Stiffness Actuator Based on Infinitely Variable Transmission: Application to an Active Ankle Prosthesis

, 2014
— Series elastic actuators are very popular in rehabilitation robotics. Among other advantages, elastic elements between the actuator and the load permit to store and release energy during the task completion. To comply with different gaits and cadences,
Renaud Ronsse, Christophe Everarts, Bruno Dehez   +2 more
core  

A Soft Robotic Fish With a Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Body and Negative Stiffness Spine

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work introduces a bio‐mimetic soft robotic fish driven by fiber‐reinforced dielectric elastomer actuators integrated as its body. By prestretching this active skin against a flexible spine, a negative stiffness system is created, enabling large‐amplitude bending.
Markus Koenigsdorff, Simon Holzer, Stefania Konstantinidi, Yoan Civet, Yves Perriard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward the Advancement of Soft Pneumatic Rotary Actuators: A Comprehensive Design Review. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel)
Kiani Harchegani E, Valentinčič J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Variable Stiffness Actuator Based on Infinitely Variable Transmission: Application to an Active Ankle Prosthesis

, 2012
Series elastic actuators are very popular in rehabilitation robotics. Among other advantages, elastic elements between the actuator and the load permit to store and release energy during the task completion.
Everarts, Christophe, Dehez, Bruno, 5th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics, Ronsse, Renaud   +3 more
core  

Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir, Muhammad A. Khalid, Manish Chauhan, Pietro Valdastri, James H. Chandler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Smooth-Motion Walking-Type Piezoelectric Actuator over a Large Travel Range with High Torque. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Cheng J, Chen W, Sun J, Guan J, Xun M, Zhang S, Deng J, Liu Y.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou, Eran Beeri Bamani, Joao Buzzatto, Bryan Busby, Lucas Ferrari Gerez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Musculoskeletal actuators with programmable morphology and tunable dynamics. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Xu S, Zang C, Tang Z, Yang R, Liu L, Peng J, Pang W, Gao Z, Hu X, Shen W, Liu Z, Qi M, Bo R, Zhang Y.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

3D‐Printing Aided Rapid Prototyping of Pretensioned Tensegrity Structures for Robotic Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Printing, injection molding, and assembly (PMA) is a method for rapid prototyping mesoscale, topologically complex, and tensioned tensegrity structures. In combination with PMA method, two mold design strategies: modular mold and compact channel layout, enable efficiency and scalability for tensegrity fabrication.
Yi Sun, Jan Petrš, Omar Aloui, Dario Floreano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source