Recent progress in advanced tactile sensing technologies for soft grippers

J Qu, B Mao, Z Li, Y Xu, K Zhou, X Cao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tactile sensing technology is crucial for soft grippers. Soft grippers equipped with intelligent
tactile sensing systems based on various sensors can interact safely with the unstructured …

Bistable and multistable actuators for soft robots: Structures, materials, and functionalities

Y Chi, Y Li, Y Zhao, Y Hong, Y Tang… - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Snap‐through bistability is often observed in nature (eg, fast snapping to closure of Venus
flytrap) and the life (eg, bottle caps and hair clippers). Recently, harnessing bistability and …

Industry 5.0 or industry 4.0 S? Introduction to industry 4.0 and a peek into the prospective industry 5.0 technologies

A Raja Santhi, P Muthuswamy - International Journal on Interactive Design …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Industrial Revolution can be termed as the transformation of traditional
industrial practices into new techniques dominated by the technologies available at that …

An overview of soft robotics

O Yasa, Y Toshimitsu, MY Michelis… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Soft robots' flexibility and compliance give them the potential to outperform traditional rigid-
bodied robots while performing multiple tasks in unexpectedly changing environments and …

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 …

Structured fabrics with tunable mechanical properties

Y Wang, L Li, D Hofmann, JE Andrade, C Daraio - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Structured fabrics, such as woven sheets or chain mail armours, derive their properties both
from the constitutive materials and their geometry,. Their design can target desirable …

A review of 3D printing technologies for soft polymer materials

LY Zhou, J Fu, Y He - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Soft polymer materials, which are similar to human tissues, have played critical roles in
modern interdisciplinary research. Compared with conventional methods, 3D printing allows …

3D printing materials for soft robotics

E Sachyani Keneth, A Kamyshny, M Totaro… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robotics is a growing field of research, focusing on constructing motor‐less robots from
highly compliant materials, some are similar to those found in living organisms. Soft robotics …

State-of-the-art robotic grippers, grasping and control strategies, as well as their applications in agricultural robots: A review

B Zhang, Y Xie, J Zhou, K Wang, Z Zhang - Computers and Electronics in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Grasping, carrying and placing of objects are the fundamental capabilities and common
operations for robots and robotic manipulators. Grippers are the most essential components …

Control strategies for soft robot systems

J Wang, A Chortos - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robots have recently attracted increased attention because their characteristics of low‐
cost fabrication, durability, and deformability make them uniquely suited for applications in …