A novel miniaturized fold-enabled soft growing robot for navigation in confined environments
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-665x/ae15cb
Abstract: Soft growing robots offer unique advantages in confined spaces due to their inherent compliance. However, in small-scale applications, the miniaturization of end-effectors and steering mechanisms poses major obstacles, impeding the synchronized extension of sensors and… read more here.
Keywords: navigation; soft growing; fold enabled; growth ... See more keywords
Model-Based Eversion Control of Soft Growing Robots With Pneumatic Actuation
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DOI: 10.1109/lcsys.2022.3175385
Abstract: This letter investigates the model based position control of soft growing robots with pneumatic actuation that extend according to the principle known as eversion. A dynamical model of the system which accounts for the energy… read more here.
Keywords: robots pneumatic; growing robots; control; control soft ... See more keywords
Path Planning Method With Constant Bending Angle Constraint for Soft Growing Robot Using Heat Welding Mechanism
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2023.3260705
Abstract: Soft growing robots, a new soft mobile robot, have recently attracted considerable interest. There are many soft growing robots, some of which have irreversible growing and bending motion mechanisms. For such robots, path planning methods… read more here.
Keywords: growing robot; soft growing; path planning; method ... See more keywords
Modeling and Experimental Verification of a Continuous Curvature-Based Soft Growing Manipulator
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2024.3369473
Abstract: Soft robots show significant potential for use in search and rescue, human-robot interaction, and other emerging fields due to their ability to easily conform, deform, and interact with their environment. However, precise control of these… read more here.
Keywords: soft growing; kinematic model; model; growing manipulator ... See more keywords
On-Demand Branching Mechanism Using Heat Cutting for Soft Inflatable Growing Robot
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2024.3469817
Abstract: Soft growing robots are a new type of soft mobile robots that can move in environments that are challenging for conventional wheeled robots and interact with the surrounding environment. The bodies of existing soft growing… read more here.
Keywords: growing robot; branching mechanism; soft growing; heat cutting ... See more keywords
Soft Growing Robot Explore Unknown Environments Through Obstacle Interaction
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2025.3561572
Abstract: In low-light, unstructured, and confined environments, performing Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) with conventional methods presents significant challenges. Soft growing robots, characterized by their compliance and extensibility, interact safely with the environment, making them well-suited… read more here.
Keywords: growing robot; robot; soft growing; robot explore ... See more keywords
Goal-Oriented Control Strategies for Soft Growing Robots
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2025.3598668
Abstract: Soft growing robots, as highly mobile pneumatic membrane robots, are limited in control performance due to their soft structure and nonlinear mechanical properties, especially under dynamic conditions. Therefore, developing reliable control strategies for the robot… read more here.
Keywords: goal oriented; control; soft growing; growing robots ... See more keywords