Soft robotics: A review of recent developments of pneumatic soft actuators

J Walker, T Zidek, C Harbel, S Yoon, FS Strickland… - Actuators, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper focuses on the recent development of soft pneumatic actuators for soft robotics
over the past few years, concentrating on the following four categories: control systems …

3D-printed sensors: Current progress and future challenges

MR Khosravani, T Reinicke - Sensors and Actuators A: physical, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the technological advances, sensors have found a significant role in different aspects
of human life. The sensors have been fabricated via various manufacturing processes …

Soft wearable piezoresistive sensors based on natural rubber fabricated with a customized vat-based additive manufacturing process

A Georgopoulou, S Srisawadi, P Wiroonpochit… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Piezoresistive sensors for monitoring human motions are essential for the prevention and
treatment of injury. Natural rubber is a material of renewable origin that can be used for the …

Soft and flexible large-strain piezoresistive sensors: On implementing proprioception, object classification and curvature estimation systems in adaptive, human-like …

S Yong, J Chapman, K Aw - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2022 - Elsevier
Soft and flexible large strain piezoresistive sensors can be widely used in robotic
applications due to their simplicity and compact and lightweight structure. In this study …

Additive manufacturing of inductive force sensor with NiZn-ferrite magnetic core for robotic gripper

T An, S Yoon, J Kim - Additive Manufacturing, 2023 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) is an innovative technology that overcomes the technical
limitations of traditional ceramic manufacturing methods. AM offers unprecedented …

Biorobotics: An overview of recent innovations in artificial muscles

M Craddock, E Augustine, S Konerman, M Shin - Actuators, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this overview of recent developments in the field of biorobotics we cover the
developments in materials such as the use of polyester fabric being used as artificial skin …

A near-infrared light-promoted self-healing photothermally conductive polycarbonate elastomer based on Prussian blue and liquid metal for sensors

S Han, S Chen, Z Hu, Y Liu, W Zhang, B Wang… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Composite elastomers with elasticity, conductivity, and self-healing properties have gained
tremendous interest due to the imperative demands in the fields of stretchable electronics …

Sequential multi-material embedded 3D printing of soft composite actuators

Z Wang, J Wang, J Wang, B Zhang, Y Yao… - Composites …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soft composite actuators are developed for a variety of applications, yet the fabrication of
composite actuators with complex external geometries and internal structures such as self …

Additive manufacturing of sensors: a comprehensive review

MJ Hossain, BT Tabatabaei, M Kiki, JW Choi - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The development and manufacturing of sensors are of great importance to modern
engineering, as sensors are essential for detecting environmental changes and for the …

Soft Robots' Dynamic Posture Perception Using Kirigami-Inspired Flexible Sensors with Porous Structures and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Neural Networks

J Shu, J Wang, SCY Lau, Y Su, KHL Heung, X Shi, Z Li… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soft robots can create complicated structures and functions for rehabilitation. The posture
perception of soft actuators is critical for performing closed-loop control for a precise …