Fluidic computation kit: Towards electronic-free shape-changing interfaces

Q Lu, H Xu, Y Guo, JY Wang, L Yao - … of the 2023 CHI Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Although fluidic computation has been utilized to develop interactive devices in the field of
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), the limited computation complexity of previous work …

Soft Valves: A Review of Structures, Materials, and Modeling

F Han, Q Li, H Xiong, C He, H Zhao… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robots have been advancing rapidly, but their control is still limited by rigid control
elements. Soft valves offer a solution to this problem by enabling soft robots to no longer rely …

High-speed fluidic processing circuits for dynamic control of haptic and robotic systems

AA Stanley, ES Roby, SJ Keller - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Fluidic logic circuits simplify system design for soft robotics by eliminating bulky components
while enabling operation in a range of hostile environments that are incompatible with …

Reprogrammable Bistable Actuators for Multimodal, Fast, and Ultrasensitive Grasping

Y Jiang, X Tong, J Li, H Li, C Cao… - … /ASME Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Leveraging the instability in bistable structures to rapidly release the stored energy is often
observed in nature to improve survival and reproduction. Bistable actuators have endowed …

Scalable fluidic matrix circuits for controlling large arrays of individually addressable actuators

S Jadhav, PE Glick, M Ishida, C Chan… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A fundamental challenge of pneumatically powered soft robotic devices is the scalability of
fluidic control systems to address each actuated degree of freedom, as the required …

Design and manufacture of edible microfluidic logic gates

S Zhang, B Kwak, D Floreano - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Edible robotics is an emerging research field with potential use in environmental, food, and
medical scenarios. In this context, the design of edible control circuits could increase the …

A soft, self-sensing tensile valve for perceptive soft robots

JK Choe, J Kim, H Song, J Bae, J Kim - nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Soft inflatable robots are a promising paradigm for applications that benefit from their
inherent safety and adaptability. However, for perception, complex connections of rigid …

Modeling and Experimental Validation of High‐Flow Fluid‐Driven Membrane Valves for Hyperactuated Soft Robots

T Dai, N Velimirović, P Zalles, D Bruder… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, the design, modeling, and validation of high‐flow, fluid‐driven, membrane valves
tailored specifically for applications in soft robotic systems are described. Targeting the …

Ultrafast capturing in-flight objects with reprogrammable working speed ranges

Y Jiang, X Tong, Z Sun, Y Zhou, Z Wang… - … on Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In-flight high-speed object capturing is crucial in nature to improve survival and adaptation to
the environment, such as the predation of frogs, leopards, and eagles. Despite its …

3D-Printed Hydraulic Fluidic Logic Circuitry for Soft Robots

Y Lin, X Zhou, W Cao - arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.16827, 2024 - arxiv.org
Fluidic logic circuitry analogous to its electric counterpart could potentially provide soft
robots with machine intelligence due to its supreme adaptability, dexterity, and seamless …