Soft pneumatic actuators: A review of design, fabrication, modeling, sensing, control and applications

MS Xavier, CD Tawk, A Zolfagharian, J Pinskier… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving field where robots are fabricated using highly deformable
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …

The role of soft robotic micromachines in the future of medical devices and personalized medicine

L Garcia, G Kerns, K O'Reilley, O Okesanjo, J Lozano… - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Developments in medical device design result in advances in wearable technologies,
minimally invasive surgical techniques, and patient-specific approaches to medicine. In this …

Printed sustainable elastomeric conductor for soft electronics

J Lv, G Thangavel, Y Xin, D Gao, WC Poh… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The widespread adoption of renewable and sustainable elastomers in stretchable
electronics has been impeded by challenges in their fabrication and lacklustre performance …

3D-printed omnidirectional soft pneumatic actuators: Design, modeling and characterization

MS Xavier, CD Tawk, YK Yong, AJ Fleming - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soft pneumatic actuators are usually fabricated using molding and casting techniques with
silicone rubbers, which requires intensive manual labor and limits repeatability and design …

Modelling and implementation of soft bio-mimetic turtle using echo state network and soft pneumatic actuators

MA Soliman, MA Mousa, MA Saleh, M Elsamanty… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Advances of soft robotics enabled better mimicking of biological creatures and closer
realization of animals' motion in the robotics field. The biological creature's movement has …

Perceptual soft end-effectors for future unmanned agriculture

W Ye, L Zhao, X Luo, J Guo, X Liu - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
As consumers demand ever-higher quality standards for agricultural products, the inspection
of such goods has become an integral component of the agricultural production process …

Research and application of a multi-degree-of-freedom soft actuator

Y Zhu, K Chu, X Chen, X Wang, H Su - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, soft pneumatic actuators with soft and flexible materials have been widely
studied in the field of soft gripper and soft bionic robot. Up to present, the soft actuators …

Modeling and simulation of robotic hand pressure sensor in Simscape

J Metalla, G Dume, F Basholli… - … Engineering Days (AED …, 2023 - publish.mersin.edu.tr
The main advantage of humanoid robots over other devices is that they are more flexible
and can be used for many purposes. In this project, a human-like robotic hand is designed …

Soft Robotic Grippers: A Review on Technologies, Materials, and Applications

YA AboZaid, MT Aboelrayat, IS Fahim… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2024 - Elsevier
The growing need for manipulators capable of handling delicate objects with care and
coexisting safely with humans has brought soft robots to the forefront as a practical and cost …

A novel end-effector for a fruit and vegetable harvesting robot: mechanism and field experiment

Y Park, J Seol, J Pak, Y Jo, J Jun, HI Son - Precision Agriculture, 2023 - Springer
Fruit and vegetable harvesting robots have been widely studied and developed in recent
years. However, the usage of existing end-effectors remains a challenge because they …