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
Spider web bio-inspired soft tactile sensor for locating indentation and sliding load in large contact area
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DOI: 10.1080/01691864.2025.2570105
Abstract: This study presents a spider-web-inspired soft tactile sensor system designed to detect indentation and sliding forces over a large circular contact area. The sensor consists of a deformable silicone membrane with integrated concentric wrinkles and… read more here.
Keywords: spider web; tactile sensor; sensor; contact ... See more keywords
Octopus-inspired soft gripper combined pneumatic actuators and particle jamming units for helical envelope
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-665x/ae00ab
Abstract: An octopus-inspired soft gripper was proposed by combined pneumatic actuators and particle jamming units (PJUs), which enable the proposed gripper to generate helical deformation and enhance the stiffness of the gripper. The structure design of… read more here.
Keywords: combined pneumatic; pneumatic actuators; soft gripper; gripper ... 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
Self-Sensing Origami-Inspired Soft Twisting Actuators and Its Application in Soft Robots
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2023.3347142
Abstract: The good compliance of soft robots provides a reliable safety environment for human-robot interaction; however, it also creates challenges for adding sensors to soft robots. In this letter, we propose a self-sensing origami-inspired soft twisting… read more here.
Keywords: origami inspired; self sensing; actuator; soft robots ... See more keywords
Magnetically Controlled Millipede Inspired Soft Robot for Releasing Drugs on Target Area in Stomach
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2024.3372467
Abstract: In recent years, developing soft robots capable of conducting various in vivo clinical operations under remote wireless drive has emerged as a popular topic of research in the biomedical field. Although flexible and versatile soft… read more here.
Keywords: area; robot; soft robots; millipede inspired ... 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