Polarization-Modulated Multidirectional Photothermal Actuators.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202006367
Abstract: Photothermal actuators have attracted increasing attention due to their ability to convert light energy into mechanical deformation and locomotion. This work reports a freestanding, multidirectional photothermal robot that can walk along a predesigned pathway by… read more here.
Keywords: modulated multidirectional; photothermal actuators; multidirectional photothermal; polarization ... See more keywords
A Highly Robust Amphibious Soft Robot with Imperceptibility Based on a Water-stable and Self-healing Ionic Conductor.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202301005
Abstract: Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are widely exploited for actuating soft machines and granting soft robots with capability to operate in both underwater and on-land environments is important to make them adapt to more complex situations.… read more here.
Keywords: self; soft robot; robust amphibious; robot ... See more keywords
Miniature Modular Reconfigurable Underwater Robot Based on Synthetic Jet
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202406956
Abstract: Modular reconfigurable robots exhibit prominent advantages in the reconnaissance and exploration tasks within unstructured environments for their characteristics of high adaptability and high robustness. However, due to the limitations in locomotion mechanism and integration requirements,… read more here.
Keywords: based synthetic; robot; jet; motion ... See more keywords
A Hollow Shell‐Lattice Soft Robot in Flexible Pipelines with Flowing Fluids
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202414882
Abstract: Pipeline‐crawling soft robots are increasingly preferable for effective inspection and maintenance of flexible pipes. However, most existing robots occupy the pipe cross‐sections, disrupting the normal operation of the working systems. In this study, an innovative… read more here.
Keywords: robot; soft robot; shell lattice; lattice ... See more keywords
An Ultra‐Fast Rolling Double‐Helical Robot Driven by Constant Humidity
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202500577
Abstract: Untethered soft robots made of stimuli‐responsive materials hold great application potential in various fields. However, most robots of this type require artificial modulation of the stimuli to actuate, while it is a great challenge to… read more here.
Keywords: humidity; double helical; robot; helical robot ... See more keywords
Vision‐based control architecture for human–robot hand‐over applications
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DOI: 10.1002/asjc.2480
Abstract: Human–robot collaboration will be an essential part of the production processes in the factories of tomorrow. In this paper, a human–robot hand‐over control strategy is presented. Human and robot can be both giver and receiver.… read more here.
Keywords: robot; human robot; hand; vision based ... See more keywords
EL Greco Platform: A novel Python programming learning platform that uses a real robot
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DOI: 10.1002/cae.22742
Abstract: This paper introduces the El Greco Platform, a Python programming platform for distance learning that employs an educational robot. This website allows prospective learners to remotely control El Greco, a social humanoid robot designed to… read more here.
Keywords: python programming; platform; robot; greco platform ... See more keywords
Examining the Positive and Negative Effects of Smartness and Humanness in Human‐Robot Interactions
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DOI: 10.1002/cb.2499
Abstract: This study explores the positive and negative effects of perceived smartness and humanness on consumer acceptance of service robotic agents, particularly, regarding the formation of value creators such as trust and positive attitude toward human–robot… read more here.
Keywords: positive negative; human robot; robot; smartness humanness ... See more keywords
Comprehensive performance evaluation and optimization of hybrid power robot based on proton exchange membrane fuel cell
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DOI: 10.1002/er.7308
Abstract: The mobile welding robot based on a hybrid power drive system is a system with complex control characteristics such as nonlinearity, strong coupling, and disturbance of working environment. These characteristics have different effects on the… read more here.
Keywords: robot; evaluation; hybrid power; performance ... See more keywords
A Millimeter-Scale Snail Robot Based on a Light-Powered Liquid Crystal Elastomer Continuous Actuator.
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DOI: 10.1002/marc.201900279
Abstract: Crawling by means of the traveling deformation of a soft body is a widespread mode of locomotion in nature-animals across scales, from microscopic nematodes to earthworms to gastropods, use it to move around challenging terrestrial… read more here.
Keywords: light; millimeter scale; crystal elastomer; robot ... See more keywords
The Alchemist, the Scientist, and the Robot: Exploring the Potential of Human-AI Symbiosis in Self-Driving Polymer Laboratories.
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DOI: 10.1002/marc.202500380
Abstract: Polymer chemistry research has progressed through three methodological eras: the alchemist's intuitive trial‐and‐error, the scientist's rule‐based design, and the robot's algorithm‐guided automation. While approaches combining combinatorial chemistry with statistical design of experiments offer a systematic… read more here.
Keywords: chemistry; self driving; robot; polymer ... See more keywords