Sensing in soft robotics

C Hegde, J Su, JMR Tan, K He, X Chen, S Magdassi - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Soft robotics is an exciting field of science and technology that enables robots to manipulate
objects with human-like dexterity. Soft robots can handle delicate objects with care, access …

Soft robotics: A systematic review and bibliometric analysis

DM Rusu, SD Mândru, CM Biriș, OL Petrașcu… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, soft robotics has developed considerably, especially since the year 2018
when it became a hot field among current research topics. The attention that this field …

An earthworm-like modular soft robot for locomotion in multi-terrain environments

R Das, SPM Babu, F Visentin, S Palagi, B Mazzolai - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Robotic locomotion in subterranean environments is still unsolved, and it requires innovative
designs and strategies to overcome the challenges of burrowing and moving in unstructured …

Peristaltic locomotion without digital controllers: Exploiting multi-stability in origami to coordinate robotic motion

P Bhovad, J Kaufmann, S Li - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examines a novel approach to generate peristaltic-like locomotion in a
segmented origami robot. Specifically, we demonstrate the use of multi-stability embedded …

Physical reservoir computing with origami and its application to robotic crawling

P Bhovad, S Li - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
A new paradigm called physical reservoir computing has recently emerged, where the
nonlinear dynamics of high-dimensional and fixed physical systems are harnessed as a …

Fully 3D printed multi-material soft bio-inspired frog for underwater synchronous swimming

AM Soomro, FH Memon, JW Lee, F Ahmed… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Inspired by the relatively simple morphology of Anura such as Rana Esculenta (a semi
aquatic frog), we propose the design, fabrication, characterization of a soft biomimetic …

Yoshimura-origami based earthworm-like robot with 3-dimensional locomotion capability

Q Zhang, H Fang, J Xu - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Earthworm-like robots have received great attention due to their prominent locomotion
abilities in various environments. In this research, by exploiting the extraordinary three …

[HTML][HTML] Soft magnetic composites for highly deformable actuators by four-dimensional electrohydrodynamic printing

Z Wang, Y Wu, D Wu, D Sun, L Lin - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Soft magnetic composites have been orderly deposited using an advanced four-dimensional
electrohydrodynamic printing process to build deformable actuators that have favorable …

[HTML][HTML] Metarpillar: Soft robotic locomotion based on buckling-driven elastomeric metamaterials

B Grossi, H Palza, JC Zagal, C Falcón, G During - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Mechanical instabilities are emerging as novel actuation mechanisms for the design of
biomimetic soft robots and smart structures. The present study shows that by coupling …

Actuation and design innovations in earthworm-inspired soft robots: A review

J Liu, P Li, S Zuo - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Currently, soft robotics technologies are creating the means of robotic abilities and are
required for the development of biomimetic robotics. In recent years, earthworm-inspired soft …