Localizable, Identifiable, and Perceptive Untethered Light-Driven Soft Crawling Robot.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c20539
Abstract: Soft robots based on bionics have attracted extensive attention in recent years. However, most of previous works focused on the motion of robots that were incapable of communication and perception. In this work, an untethered… read more here.
Keywords: robot; crawling robot; soft crawling; identifiable perceptive ... See more keywords
Thermal Gradient-Driven Heterogeneous Actuation of Liquid Crystal Elastomers for a Crawling Robot.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c00638
Abstract: Emerging soft robots based on liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) exhibit remarkable capabilities for large reversible shape morphing, enabling them to adapt to complex environments and perform diverse tasks such as locomotion and camouflage. Despite extensive… read more here.
Keywords: crawling robot; crystal elastomers; liquid crystal; actuation ... See more keywords
Design and Analysis of a Snake-Inspired Crawling Robot Driven by Alterable Angle Scales
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2021.3061379
Abstract: Inspired by the anisotropic friction of snakes’ scales, many snake-like robots actuated by scales have been developed. However, these robots’ scales’ angle is unalterable, causing them to crawl in only one direction. Moreover, these robots… read more here.
Keywords: robot; alterable angle; design analysis; crawling robot ... See more keywords
NKhex: A New Miniature Hexapod Crawling Robot With Visual Perception and Target Tracking
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DOI: 10.1109/tie.2024.3409901
Abstract: Scaling a large crawling robot to the centimeter-level size is a major technical challenge, which mainly includes the research on mechanical structure design, independent battery life, maneuverability, and perception. For most miniature crawling robots, it… read more here.
Keywords: perception; target tracking; miniature; crawling robot ... See more keywords
A Magnetorheological Fluid-Filled Soft Crawling Robot With Magnetic Actuation
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DOI: 10.1109/tmech.2020.2988049
Abstract: While soft/partially soft-bodied robots have extensive applications, robust actuation system, efficient locomotion gait, and simple manufacture process are the main challenging problems. To address these challenges, this article proposes a novel magnetorheological fluid (MRF)-filled soft… read more here.
Keywords: magnetorheological fluid; filled soft; actuation; robot magnetic ... See more keywords
An Origami-enabled Soft Linear Actuator and its Application on a Crawling Robot
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DOI: 10.1115/1.4065462
Abstract: Soft linear actuators have strong deformation ability and good environmental adaptability, which have been widely used in soft robot design. However, little work has focused on designing soft linear actuators with balanced performances, featuring fast… read more here.
Keywords: linear actuator; origami enabled; actuator; soft linear ... See more keywords
Caterpillar-inspired soft crawling robot with distributed programmable thermal actuation
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf8014
Abstract: Many inspirations for soft robotics are from the natural world, such as octopuses, snakes, and caterpillars. Here, we report a caterpillar-inspired, energy-efficient crawling robot with multiple crawling modes, enabled by joule heating of a patterned… read more here.
Keywords: crawling robot; caterpillar inspired; actuation; inspired soft ... See more keywords
Cable-driven inchworm-inspired soft crawling robot
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DOI: 10.1177/09544062251335794
Abstract: A cable-driven soft crawling robot inspired by inchworm locomotion, utilising three motors to achieve an ‘Ω’ crawling motion, is proposed. Finite element analysis and quasi-static cable-driven tests were conducted to examine the deformations of the… read more here.
Keywords: driven inchworm; cable driven; cable; soft crawling ... See more keywords
A Dielectric Elastomer Actuator-Driven Vibro-Impact Crawling Robot
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DOI: 10.3390/mi13101660
Abstract: Over the last decade, many bio-inspired crawling robots have been proposed by adopting the principle of two-anchor crawling or anisotropic friction-based vibrational crawling. However, these robots are complicated in structure and vulnerable to contamination, which… read more here.
Keywords: impact crawling; crawling robot; dielectric elastomer; robot ... See more keywords