A survey of brain-inspired intelligent robots: Integration of vision, decision, motion control, and musculoskeletal systems

H Qiao, J Chen, X Huang - IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Current robotic studies are focused on the performance of specific tasks. However, such
tasks cannot be generalized, and some special tasks, such as compliant and precise …

Brain-inspired intelligent robotics: Theoretical analysis and systematic application

H Qiao, YX Wu, SL Zhong, PJ Yin, JH Chen - Machine Intelligence …, 2023 - Springer
Traditional joint-link robots have been widely used in production lines because of their high
precision for single tasks. With the development of the manufacturing and service industries …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated linkage-driven dexterous anthropomorphic robotic hand

U Kim, D Jung, H Jeong, J Park, HM Jung… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Robotic hands perform several amazing functions similar to the human hands, thereby
offering high flexibility in terms of the tasks performed. However, developing integrated …

Electrohydraulic musculoskeletal robotic leg for agile, adaptive, yet energy-efficient locomotion

TJK Buchner, T Fukushima, A Kazemipour… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Robotic locomotion in unstructured terrain demands an agile, adaptive, and energy-efficient
architecture. To traverse such terrains, legged robots use rigid electromagnetic motors and …

[PDF][PDF] Soft robots

C Della Santina, MG Catalano, A Bicchi… - Encyclopedia of …, 2020 - researchgate.net
The physical characteristics of animals' bodies are substantially different from those of
classic robots. Elastic tendons, ligaments, and muscles enable animals to robustly interact …

Autonomic perspiration in 3D-printed hydrogel actuators

AK Mishra, TJ Wallin, W Pan, A Xu, K Wang… - Science Robotics, 2020 - science.org
In both biological and engineered systems, functioning at peak power output for prolonged
periods of time requires thermoregulation. Here, we report a soft hydrogel-based actuator …

Muscle-synergies-based neuromuscular control for motion learning and generalization of a musculoskeletal system

J Chen, H Qiao - IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Owing to its potential superiorities in terms of flexibility, compliance, and robustness, the
musculoskeletal robotic system has become a promising direction for next-generation …

What is an artificial muscle? A comparison of soft actuators to biological muscles

DR Higueras-Ruiz, K Nishikawa… - Bioinspiration & …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Interest in emulating the properties of biological muscles that allow for fast adaptability and
control in unstructured environments has motivated researchers to develop new soft …

Motor-cortex-like recurrent neural network and multitask learning for the control of musculoskeletal systems

J Chen, H Qiao - IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The musculoskeletal robot is a promising direction of the next-generation robots. However,
current control methods of musculoskeletal robots lack multitask learning ability, great …

Humanoid robots to mechanically stress human cells grown in soft bioreactors

PA Mouthuy, S Snelling, R Hostettler… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
For more than 20 years, robotic bioreactor systems have facilitated the growth of tissue-
engineered constructs using mechanical stimulation. However, we are still unable to …