Fully 3D-printed hydrogel actuator for jellyfish soft robots

Y Takishima, K Yoshida, A Khosla… - ECS Journal of Solid …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Recently, interest to develop soft robots that mimic flora and fauna in the natural
environment has been growing in order to meet the demand for shortage in labor, working in …

Pipe inspection robots: a review

B John, M Shafeek - IOP Conference Series: Materials Science …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Pipelines are one of the safe and most economical ways of transporting fluid matters in
industries and households. These pipelines get deteriorated due to aging, internal and …

[PDF][PDF] A review on wheeled type in-pipe inspection robot

RS Elankavi, D Dinakaran… - International …, 2022 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Research in In-Pipe Inspection Robots (IPIRs) has gained interest over recent years.
Pipeline inspection robots bring reliability and repeatability to various pipeline inspection …

Development of soft inchworm robot with friction control of feet using double-network gel

MG Selvamuthu, R Tadakuma, N Fujiwara… - Advanced …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, we investigate the development of an inchworm-inspired soft robot with active
friction control of its feet. The focus is on its design, modeling, and locomotion principle …

Kinematics of an Origami Inspired Millipede Robot

C Liu, Z You, P Maiolino - … and Information in …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
A millipede is a worm-like arthropod with a relatively hard exoskeleton, a segmented body,
and numerous pairs of legs. Its appendage helps to coordinate the behaviour of multiple …

Polaris: Accurate, Vision-free Fiducials for Mobile Robots with Magnetic Constellation

J Wang, Y Iravantchi, A Sample, KG Shin… - Proceedings of the 30th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Fiducial marking is indispensable in mobile robots, including their pose calibration,
contextual perception, and navigation. However, existing fiducial markers rely solely on …

[PDF][PDF] Application of computer vision in pipeline inspection robot

OP Oluwatosin, SA Syed, O Apis… - Proceedings of the 11th …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Industrial Structures such as pipes develop issues over time which are primarily due to
ageing, corrosion, cracks, or other forms of mechanical defects which could potentially lead …

Investigations on the magnetic adhesion properties of pipe surface inspection robot

J Jose, RS Elankavi, D Dinakaran, RM Chetty… - AIP Conference …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
In recent years, pipeline inspection robotic systems have gained significant attention of
researchers and industry as it aids the predictive maintenance. The major share of pipelines …

Research Status and Development Trend of Oil and Gas Pipeline Robot

Z Song, Y Luo - Academic Journal of Science and Technology, 2022 - drpress.org
The oil and gas pipeline will have defects such as wear, cracks, corrosion, aging and
mechanical damage in the working process, which need to be detected and repaired in time …

Perspective—A Robotic Actuation System Made of Artificial Cells and Gels

K Yoshida - ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper introduces recent research on liposome deformation techniques and 3D
hydrogel printing. The photo-responsive molecules and the molecular insertion into lipid …