Anthropomorphic twisted string-actuated soft robotic gripper with tendon-based stiffening

R Konda, D Bombara, S Swanbeck… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Realizing high-performance soft robotic grippers is challenging because of the inherent
limitations of the soft actuators and artificial muscles that drive them, including low force …

A novel magnetic transmission for powerful miniature surgical robots

M Nica, C Forbrigger, E Diller - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Untethered magnetically actuated robots present significant advantages for biomedical
applications by allowing power to be delivered wirelessly to remote, miniature robots …

Kinematic modeling and open-loop control of a twisted string actuator-driven soft robotic manipulator

R Konda, D Bombara, E Chow… - Journal of …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Realizing high-performance soft robots is challenging because many existing soft or
compliant actuators exhibit limitations like fabrication complexity, high power requirement …

Perception-Actuation Integrated Artificial Muscle Fibers: From Structural Design to Applications

L Dong, M Ren, X Yuan, G Yang, J Di… - Accounts of Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Artificial muscle fibers have attracted widespread attention and demonstrated
great potential for applications in smart robots, wearable electronics, biomedicine, etc. In …

Physics-based kinematic modeling of a twisted string actuator-driven soft robotic manipulator

D Bombara, R Konda, E Chow… - 2022 American Control …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to their high tendon-based (muscle-like) linear actuation, large force generation, and
good operational bandwidth, twisted string actuators (TSAs) are strongly suited to actuate …

A Power-Function-Based Hysteresis Modeling Method for Precise Torque Control of Nonlinear Compliant Actuators

L Zhou, Y Ma, L Ou, Y Wei, S Bai… - … ASME Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Compliant actuators are suitable for reliable human–robot interaction applications due to
their inherent flexibility and safety. However, a limitation of this type of actuator is that …

Overtwisting and coiling highly enhance strain generation of twisted string actuators

R Konda, D Bombara, J Zhang - Soft Robotics, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Twisted string actuators (TSAs) have exhibited great promise in robotic applications by
generating high translational force with low input torque. To further facilitate their robotic …

A twisted string actuator-driven soft robotic manipulator

D Bombara, R Coulter, R Konda, J Zhang - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2021 - Elsevier
To make robots more ubiquitous, robotic structures that are compliant, lightweight, and low-
cost are desired. Soft robots, which are fabricated using compliant materials and soft …

A compliant robotic wrist orthosis driven by twisted string actuators

T Tsabedze, E Hartman, C Brennan… - … Symposium on Medical …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic rehabilitation is advantageous as it allows for dynamic exercise routines that are
more accurate and efficient than human-led routines. However, existing robotic wrist …

A self-sensing inverse pneumatic artificial muscle

L Lorenzon, G Beccali, M Maselli… - 2022 IEEE 5th …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, the inverse pneumatic artificial muscles attained great attention in soft
robotics, especially for the wider motion range compared to traditional positive pneumatic …