Progresses of animal robots: A historical review and perspectiveness

Z Zhou, H Mei, R Li, C Wang, K Fang, W Wang, Y Tang… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Animal robots have remarkable advantages over traditional mechatronic ones in terms of
energy supply, self-orientation, and natural concealment and can provide remarkable …

Snapp: An agile robotic fish with 3-D maneuverability for open water swim

TJK Ng, N Chen, F Zhang - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fish exhibit impressive locomotive performance and agility in complex underwater
environments, using their undulating tails and pectoral fins for propulsion and …

Design and analysis of wire-driven tail fin for bionic underwater glider

L Ge, W Ma, S Yang, X Yu, T Sun, X Wang, S Fa… - Ocean …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel bionic underwater glider with a wire-driven flexible tail fin is proposed. The
hydrodynamic properties of the wake are analyzed to determine the parameter …

Exploring Embodied Intelligence in Soft Robotics: A Review

Z Zhao, Q Wu, J Wang, B Zhang, C Zhong… - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Soft robotics is closely related to embodied intelligence in the joint exploration of the means
to achieve more natural and effective robotic behaviors via physical forms and intelligent …

Towards unusual rolled swimming motion of a bioinspired robotic hammerhead shark under negative buoyancy

S Yan, Z Wu, J Wang, S Li, M Tan… - IEEE/ASME Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In nature, the hammerhead shark possesses a special rolled swimming motion to combat
the effects of inborn negative buoyancy. Inspired by this natural mechanism, we developed a …

A worm-like crawling soft robot with pneumatic actuators based on selective laser sintering of tpu powder

T Du, L Sun, J Wan - Biomimetics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soft robotics is one of the most popular areas in the field of robotics due to advancements in
bionic technology, novel materials, and additive manufacturing. Existing soft crawling robots …

Bioinspired robots can foster nature conservation

M Chellapurath, PC Khandelwal… - Frontiers in Robotics and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
We live in a time of unprecedented scientific and human progress while being increasingly
aware of its negative impacts on our planet's health. Aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic …

A biomimetic method to replicate the natural fluid movements of swimming snakes to design aquatic robots

E Gautreau, X Bonnet, J Sandoval, G Fosseries… - Biomimetics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Replicating animal movements with robots provides powerful research tools because key
parameters can be manipulated at will. Facing the lack of standard methods and the high …

Study on the design and experimental research on a bionic crab robot with amphibious multi-modal movement

X Chen, J Li, S Hu, S Han, K Liu, B Pan… - Journal of Marine …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bionic amphibious robots are the intersection of biology and robotics; they have the
advantages of environmental adaptability and maneuverability. An amphibious robot that …

Design and simulation analysis of a reverse flexible harvesting device for fresh corn

H Zhang, B Chen, Z Li, C Zhu, E Jin, Z Qu - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aiming at the problem of grain breakage during the harvesting of fresh corn, this paper
theoretically analyzes the collision process between the ear picking device and the corn ear …