A variable-stiffness tendril-like soft robot based on reversible osmotic actuation
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08173-y
Abstract: Soft robots hold promise for well-matched interactions with delicate objects, humans and unstructured environments owing to their intrinsic material compliance. Movement and stiffness modulation, which is challenging yet needed for an effective demonstration, can be… read more here.
Keywords: soft robot; reversible osmotic; like soft; osmotic actuation ... See more keywords
MagWorm: A Biomimetic Magnet Embedded Worm-Like Soft Robot.
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DOI: 10.1089/soro.2019.0167
Abstract: Emerging worm-like soft robots with various soft materials and different actuation mechanism have been frequently discussed. It is very challenging for soft robots in realizing a fast and untethered crawling. In this article, a biomimetic… read more here.
Keywords: magnet embedded; worm; like soft; biomimetic magnet ... See more keywords
A fish-like soft-robotic model generates a diversity of swimming patterns.
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icac039
Abstract: Fish display a versatile array of swimming patterns, and frequently demonstrate the ability to switch between these patterns altering kinematics as necessary. Many hard and soft robotic systems have sought to understand a variety of… read more here.
Keywords: like soft; soft robotic; robotic model; swimming patterns ... See more keywords
A plant tendril-like soft robot that grasps and anchors by exploiting its material arrangement
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2022.3153713
Abstract: Some climbing plants use tendrils as efficient strategies to anchor and support their weights while they move in unstructured environments. In this letter, we mimic the essential functions of tendrils that wrap around the support… read more here.
Keywords: like soft; plant tendril; soft robot; tendril like ... See more keywords