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A Portable Soft Robotic Glove with Fully Functional Thumb Assistance for Complex Dexterous Fine Motor Skills

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A portable, sensorized, and controlled dexterous thumb‐enhanced glove helps stroke survivors swipe phones, twist caps, and perform other tasks. It is based on a powerful continuously, segmented origami dual chamber actuator to achieve active thumb CMC and MCP joint assistance and passively extend the IP joint.
Disheng Xie, Zhen Wang, Zhongping Ye, Minghao Liu, Xiangqian Shi, Shuk Fan Tong, Jianbin Liu, Chuanbin Mao, Thomas W. Leung, Haitao Liu, Raymond Kai‐yu Tong   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biomimetic Self‐Reconfigurable Soft Gripper for Cross‐Scale, Multi‐Particle, and High‐Load Multifunctional Manipulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A fully soft, self‐reconfigurable gripper inspired by rapeseed flowers is monolithically 3D‐printed and electronics‐free, switching between diagonal and parallel finger arrangements. Establishing a self‐reconfigurable grasping paradigm, the gripper enables diverse manipulation tasks, including rotating bulbs, picking fruits, grasping cross‐scale ...
Qiping Xu, Bin Wang, Jinxin Chen, Zhengqiang Guo, Baisong Yang, Chaoqian Chen, Jiancheng Cai, Chee‐Meng Chew, Shiju E   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Multimodal Haptic Feedback Interface with Thin‐Film Compliant Mechanism

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Multimodal haptic devices can trigger different mechanoreceptors, enabling richer haptic information. This study presents an electromagnetic multimodal haptic device capable of delivering indentation, stretch, and vibration stimuli. The device is enabled by a novel polymer thin‐film compliant mechanism that provides high translational compliance along ...
Jingjing Wan, Emanuele Nicotra, James Davies, Kefan Zhu, Quang Anh Nguyen, Sinuo Zhao, Chi Cong Nguyen, Bibhu Sharma, Adrienne Ji, Hermione Truong, Patrick Pruscino, Tan Huynh, Phuoc Thien Phan, Hoang‐Phuong Phan, Nigel Hamilton Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Bio‐Functional Mimetic Robot for Versatile Tasks From Cross‐Scale Manipulation to Limb‐Tool Integration

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A functionally biomimetic design methodology is presented, enabling a single robot to perform eight distinct functions and manipulate objects across a size range exceeding 2300‐fold. The robot exceeds basic human hand functions and demonstrates remote operation, multi‐object manipulation, humanoid‐robot hand interaction, and narrow‐space inspection ...
Xin Tong, Tianle Zhang, Fei Mo, Qian Zhao, Zhongqing Sun, Yongkang Jiang, Yang Yang, Yingtian Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Rigid–Foldable Kirigami‐Inspired Metamorphic Mechanism With Programmable Motion Modes and Self‐Locking

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Geometric constraint reconfiguration enables a rigid–foldable kirigami‐inspired mechanism to switch between twisting, directional translation, and self‐locking states. By encoding multifunctionality directly into its architecture, the mechanism achieves multimodal motion and passive locking without reassembly, providing a compact platform for adaptive ...
Jianlin Wang, Zhongmin Song, Ketao Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of office workspace on the satisfaction of employees and their overall health – research presentation

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2014
Background: The present article addresses the links between the real-estate factors of the workspace on employee satisfaction and their impact on the overall health of employees.
Andrej Baričič, Alenka Temeljotov Salaj   +1 more
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Review of Gastrointestinal Capsule Robots: Materials, Actuation, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review examines gastrointestinal capsule robots through a systems engineering lens, covering shell materials, actuation and localization strategies, diagnostic modalities, therapeutic interventions, and commercialization status. By mapping the complete technological chain from fabrication to clinical deployment, this work identifies critical gaps ...
Zengsheng Li, Zhongguo Ren, Yiliang Lin, Xianfeng Xia, Tianlong Li, Kai Fung Chan, Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Wei Peng Yong, Mengmeng Sun   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

B Cells are Activated via a Nanoporous Interface that Stabilizes Microvilli and Engages Mechanosensitive Ion Channels

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
B cells can be activated independently of antigen recognition via mechanical stimulation through nanoporous substrates. Exposure to such substrates induced B cell microvilli extension into the pores, intracellular Ca2+ signaling, phosphorylation of signaling proteins, and CD69 expression.
Nozie D. Aghaizu, Willi Weber, Nadine Strempel, Asya Polat, Enrico Klotzsch   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tri‐WOB: A Bistability‐Driven Variable Stiffness Origami Structure for Soft Robotic Arms

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Inherent bistability in Waterbomb origami enables the Tri‐WOB to switch between compliant and stiff states. By stacking multiple modules, the robotic arm maintains stiffness without continuous energy input while achieving large contraction, free morphing, and load‐bearing/transportation capability.
Lingchen Kong, Yaoyao Fiona Zhao
wiley   +1 more source

3D Printed Meter‐Scale Soft Origami Robots Capable of Load‐Bearing Actuation Via Crease Stiffness Modulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Origami has inspired numerous soft deployable mechanisms for safe human‐robot interaction, while its intrinsic kinematic instability at arbitrary configurations limited their practical robotic application. This work presents a 3D printed meter‐scale origami robotic actuator capable of load‐bearing deformation through creaseline stiffness modulation.
Sung Yol Yu, Sang‐Joon Ahn, Wonchul Lee, Seunguk Moon, Hyun‐Jin Hong, Kyu‐Jin Cho   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source