Bio‐Inspired Soft Grippers Based on Impactive Gripping
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202002017
Abstract: Abstract Grasping and manipulation are fundamental ways for many creatures to interact with their environments. Different morphologies and grasping methods of “grippers” are highly evolved to adapt to harsh survival conditions. For example, human hands… read more here.
Keywords: grippers based; impactive gripping; bio inspired; based impactive ... See more keywords
A Magnetic Bio-Inspired Soft Carrier as a Temperature-Controlled Gastrointestinal Drug Delivery System.
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DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202200559
Abstract: Currently, gastrointestinal bleeding in the colon wall and the small bowel is diagnosed and treated with endoscopes. However, the locations of this condition are often problematic to treat using traditional flexible and tethered tools. New… read more here.
Keywords: bio inspired; carrier; temperature; soft carrier ... See more keywords
Manta Ray Inspired Soft Robot Fish with Tough Hydrogels as Structural Elements.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c17009
Abstract: The design of soft robots capable of navigation underwater has received tremendous research interest due to the robots' versatile applications in marine explorations. Inspired by marine animals such as jellyfish, scientists have developed various soft… read more here.
Keywords: hydrogels structural; soft robot; manta ray; inspired soft ... See more keywords
Ascidian-Inspired Soft Robots That Can Crawl, Tumble, and Pick-and-Place Objects
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2021.3059621
Abstract: A cylindrical shaped marine invertebrate ascidian has muscle fibers surrounding its body, which induce the contraction motion when the animal senses the external stimuli. As inspired by its cylindrical shape and the contraction motion of… read more here.
Keywords: robots crawl; crawl tumble; robot; soft robots ... See more keywords
DNN-Based Predictive Model for a Batoid-Inspired Soft Robot
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2021.3135573
Abstract: Soft robots have a unique potential to harness advanced functionalities through materials engineering, chemistry, and advanced fabrication. However, modeling and control of soft robot bodies is challenging due to non-linearities and time-dependencies of materials physico-chemical… read more here.
Keywords: robot; inspired soft; predictive model; based predictive ... See more keywords
Origami-Inspired Soft Actuators for Stimulus Perception and Crawling Robot Applications
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DOI: 10.1109/tro.2021.3096644
Abstract: Origami has been proved as a valuable tool to develop deployable, multifunctional, and tunable devices for diverse engineering applications. Inspired by the Kresling origami, this article presents a soft pneumatic actuator with vacuum control to… read more here.
Keywords: robotics; soft actuators; inspired soft; robot ... 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
Hemispherical Cell-Inspired Soft Actuator
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DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00020
Abstract: As soft robots have been popular, interest in soft actuators is also increasing. In particular, new types of actuators have been proposed through biomimetics. An actuator that we proposed in this study was inspired by… read more here.
Keywords: cell; cell inspired; hemispherical cell; inspired soft ... See more keywords
Actuation and design innovations in earthworm-inspired soft robots: A review
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DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1088105
Abstract: Currently, soft robotics technologies are creating the means of robotic abilities and are required for the development of biomimetic robotics. In recent years, earthworm-inspired soft robot has garnered increasing attention as a major branch of… read more here.
Keywords: design innovations; actuation methods; inspired soft; earthworm inspired ... See more keywords
A Gecko-Inspired Soft Passive Gripper
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DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics5020012
Abstract: This paper presents a soft passive gripper consisting of six fluidic soft bending actuators arranged in a star-shaped manner. The actuators are oriented such that, upon pressurization, they bend against gravity. Gripping is realized by… read more here.
Keywords: gecko inspired; passive gripper; gripper; soft passive ... See more keywords