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
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
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
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
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