Design, fabrication and control of origami robots

D Rus, MT Tolley - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Origami robots are created using folding processes, which provide a simple approach to
fabricating a wide range of robot morphologies. Inspired by biological systems, engineers …

Recent progress on fabrication of carbon nanotube-based flexible conductive networks for resistive-type strain sensors

T Yan, Y Wu, W Yi, Z Pan - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2021 - Elsevier
Flexible resistive-type strain sensors are attracting wide attention due to their extensive
potential applications. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with outstanding conductivity and …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the rehabilitation exoskeletons for the lower limbs of the elderly and the disabled

T Wang, B Zhang, C Liu, T Liu, Y Han, S Wang… - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Research on the lower limb exoskeleton for rehabilitation have developed rapidly to meet
the need of the aging population. The rehabilitation exoskeleton system is a wearable man …

Exoskeleton robots for lower limb assistance: A review of materials, actuation, and manufacturing methods

F Hussain, R Goecke… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The field of robot-assisted physical rehabilitation and robotics technology for providing
support to the elderly population is rapidly evolving. Lower limb robot aided rehabilitation …

Tactile sensing and terrain-based gait control for small legged robots

XA Wu, TM Huh, A Sabin, SA Suresh… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For small legged robots, ground contact interactions significantly affect the dynamics and
locomotion performance. In this article, we designed thin, robust capacitive tactile sensors …

Terradynamically streamlined shapes in animals and robots enhance traversability through densely cluttered terrain

C Li, AO Pullin, DW Haldane, HK Lam… - Bioinspiration & …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Many animals, modern aircraft, and underwater vehicles use fusiform, streamlined body
shapes that reduce fluid dynamic drag to achieve fast and effective locomotion in air and …

Design of CLARI: A Miniature Modular Origami Passive Shape‐Morphing Robot

H Kabutz, K Jayaram - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Miniature robots provide unprecedented access to confined environments and show
potential for applications such as search‐and‐rescue and high‐value asset inspection. The …

Integrated ground reaction force sensing and terrain classification for small legged robots

XA Wu, TM Huh, R Mukherjee… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the design and implementation of a miniature tactile sensing array for ground
reaction force measurements in small legged robots. Dynamic ground pressure data from …

An energy landscape approach to locomotor transitions in complex 3D terrain

R Othayoth, G Thoms, C Li - Proceedings of the National …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Effective locomotion in nature happens by transitioning across multiple modes (eg, walk,
run, climb). Despite this, far more mechanistic understanding of terrestrial locomotion has …

Transition by head-on collision: mechanically mediated manoeuvres in cockroaches and small robots

K Jayaram, JM Mongeau… - Journal of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Exceptional performance is often considered to be elegant and free of 'errors' or missteps.
During the most extreme escape behaviours, neural control can approach or exceed its …