Soft actuators for real-world applications

M Li, A Pal, A Aghakhani, A Pena-Francesch… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Inspired by physically adaptive, agile, reconfigurable and multifunctional soft-bodied
animals and human muscles, soft actuators have been developed for a variety of …

Transparent soft actuators/sensors and camouflage skins for imperceptible soft robotics

P Won, KK Kim, H Kim, JJ Park, I Ha, J Shin… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The advent of soft robotics has led to great advancements in robots, wearables, and even
manufacturing processes by employing entirely soft‐bodied systems that interact safely with …

Augmented tactile-perception and haptic-feedback rings as human-machine interfaces aiming for immersive interactions

Z Sun, M Zhu, X Shan, C Lee - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Advancements of virtual reality technology pave the way for developing wearable devices to
enable somatosensory sensation, which can bring more comprehensive perception and …

Soft modular glove with multimodal sensing and augmented haptic feedback enabled by materials' multifunctionalities

M Zhu, Z Sun, C Lee - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Immersive communications rely on smart perception based on diversified and augmented
sensing and feedback technologies. However, the increasing of functional components also …

Shaping the future of robotics through materials innovation

P Rothemund, Y Kim, RH Heisser, X Zhao… - Nature Materials, 2021 - nature.com
New classes of functional soft materials show promise to revolutionize robotics. Now
materials scientists must focus on realizing the predicted performance of these materials and …

Low cost exoskeleton manipulator using bidirectional triboelectric sensors enhanced multiple degree of freedom sensory system

M Zhu, Z Sun, T Chen, C Lee - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Rapid developments of robotics and virtual reality technology are raising the requirements of
more advanced human-machine interfaces for achieving efficient parallel control …

Soft, wearable robotics and haptics: Technologies, trends, and emerging applications

M Zhu, S Biswas, SI Dinulescu, N Kastor… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent advances in the rapidly growing field of soft robotics highlight the potential for
innovations in wearable soft robotics to meet challenges and opportunities affecting …

Fully wearable actuated soft exoskeleton for grasping assistance in everyday activities

T Bützer, O Lambercy, J Arata, R Gassert - Soft robotics, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Worldwide, over 50 million people suffer from persistent hand impairments after stroke or
spinal cord injury (SCI). This results in major loss of independence and quality of life …

Additive manufacturing aimed to soft robots fabrication: A review

G Stano, G Percoco - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
In the 21st century, robotics has been revolutionized by a new perspective: robots made of
soft materials mimicking nature show several advantages compared to hard robot …

Progress in the triboelectric human–machine interfaces (HMIs)-moving from smart gloves to AI/haptic enabled HMI in the 5G/IoT era

Z Sun, M Zhu, C Lee - Nanoenergy Advances, 2021 - mdpi.com
Entering the 5G and internet of things (IoT) era, human–machine interfaces (HMIs) capable
of providing humans with more intuitive interaction with the digitalized world have …