Electronic skins and machine learning for intelligent soft robots
Soft robots have garnered interest for real-world applications because of their intrinsic safety
embedded at the material level. These robots use deformable materials capable of shape …
embedded at the material level. These robots use deformable materials capable of shape …
Soft robotics: Technologies and systems pushing the boundaries of robot abilities
The proliferation of soft robotics research worldwide has brought substantial achievements
in terms of principles, models, technologies, techniques, and prototypes of soft robots. Such …
in terms of principles, models, technologies, techniques, and prototypes of soft robots. Such …
Soft robot review
Soft robots are often inspired from biological systems which consist of soft materials or are
actuated by electrically activated materials. There are several advantages of soft robots …
actuated by electrically activated materials. There are several advantages of soft robots …
Design, fabrication and control of soft robots
Conventionally, engineers have employed rigid materials to fabricate precise, predictable
robotic systems, which are easily modelled as rigid members connected at discrete joints …
robotic systems, which are easily modelled as rigid members connected at discrete joints …
Haptics: The present and future of artificial touch sensation
H Culbertson, SB Schorr… - Annual review of control …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews the technology behind creating artificial touch sensations and the
relevant aspects of human touch. We focus on the design and control of haptic devices and …
relevant aspects of human touch. We focus on the design and control of haptic devices and …
Stiffening in soft robotics: A review of the state of the art
M Manti, V Cacucciolo… - IEEE Robotics & …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The need for building robots with soft materials emerged recently from considerations of the
limitations of service robots in negotiating natural environments, from observation of the role …
limitations of service robots in negotiating natural environments, from observation of the role …
Bio-inspired soft robotics: Material selection, actuation, and design
Animals exploit the deformability of soft structures to move efficiently in complex natural
environments. These soft structures are inherently compliant and enable large strains in …
environments. These soft structures are inherently compliant and enable large strains in …
A 3D-printed, functionally graded soft robot powered by combustion
Roboticists have begun to design biologically inspired robots with soft or partially soft
bodies, which have the potential to be more robust and adaptable, and safer for human …
bodies, which have the potential to be more robust and adaptable, and safer for human …
A review of jamming actuation in soft robotics
Jamming is a popular and versatile soft robotic mechanism, enabling new systems to be
developed that can achieve high stiffness variation with minimal volume variation …
developed that can achieve high stiffness variation with minimal volume variation …
Fundamentals of soft robot locomotion
Soft robotics and its related technologies enable robot abilities in several robotics domains
including, but not exclusively related to, manipulation, manufacturing, human–robot …
including, but not exclusively related to, manipulation, manufacturing, human–robot …