Self-sensing actuators with programmable actuation performances for soft robots

ZD Jiao, ZQ Ye, PA Zhu, W Tang, HY Yang… - Science China …, 2023 - Springer
Designing soft robots that are able to perceive unstructured, dynamic environments and their
deformations has been a long-term goal. Previously reported self-sensing soft actuators …

A learning-based approach to sensorize soft robots

BWK Ang, CH Yeow - Soft Robotics, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Soft actuators and their sensors have always been separate entities with two distinct roles.
The omnidirectional compliance of soft robots thus means that multiple sensors have to be …

Self-Sensing Origami-Inspired Soft Twisting Actuators and Its Application in Soft Robots

Y Yang, S Yan, Y Xie, Y Wang, J Liu… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Multistimuli-Responsive Soft Actuators with Controllable Bionic Motions

X Wang, W Zhao, X Li, L Liu, J Leng… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Soft actuators with biomimetic self-regulatory intelligence have garnered significant scientific
interest due to their potential applications in robotics and advanced functional devices. We …

Self-Perceptional Soft Robotics by a Dielectric Elastomer

X Pan, W Pu, Y Liu, Y Xiao, J Pu, Y Shi… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Soft robotics has been a rapidly growing field in recent decades due to its advantages of
softness, deformability, and adaptability to various environments. However, the separation of …

Bioinspired electronics for intelligent soft robots

J Bang, SH Choi, KR Pyun, Y Jung, S Hong… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Soft robots, capable of safe interaction with delicate objects through their flexibility and
compliance, are attracting attention in various real-world applications as manipulators …

Modular origami soft robot with the perception of interaction force and body configuration

J Huang, J Zhou, Z Wang, J Law, H Cao… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bio‐inspired soft robots provide a promising solution for robots working in human‐centered
scenarios and interacting with unstructured environments. However, the functional versatility …

Integrated Actuation and Sensing: Toward Intelligent Soft Robots

S Zhou, Y Li, Q Wang, Z Lyu - Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2024 - spj.science.org
Soft robotics has received substantial attention due to its remarkable deformability, making it
well-suited for a wide range of applications in complex environments, such as medicine …

A proprioceptive bellows (PB) actuator with position feedback and force estimation

J Zhou, Y Chen, X Chen, Z Wang… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robot is known for great safety in human-centered environments due to its inherent
compliance. However, the compliance resulting from the soft continuum structure and …

A soft, self-sensing tensile valve for perceptive soft robots

JK Choe, J Kim, H Song, J Bae, J Kim - nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Soft inflatable robots are a promising paradigm for applications that benefit from their
inherent safety and adaptability. However, for perception, complex connections of rigid …