Diverse and adaptable modes of complex motion observed at different scales in living
creatures are challenging to reproduce in robotic systems. Achieving dexterous movement …

Existing grippers for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manipulation have persistent
challenges, highlighting a need for grippers that are soft, self-adaptive, self-contained, easy …

Perching-and-takeoff robot can effectively economize onboard power and achieve long
endurance. However, dynamic perching on moving targets for a perching-and-takeoff robot …

Aerial robots have a wide range of applications, such as collecting data in hard-to-reach
areas. This requires the longest possible operation time. However, because currently …

With the ever-increasing demand for harvesting wind energy, the inspection of its associated
infrastructures, particularly turbines, has become essential to ensure continued and …

Drones have been increasingly used in various domains, including ecological monitoring in
forests. However, the endurance and noise of drones have limited their deployment to short …

Abstract Perching with winged Unmanned Aerial Vehicles has often been solved by means
of complex control or intricate appendages. Here, we present a method that relies on …

Nature provides a repertoire of flyers demonstrating dynamic maneuvering during flight by
effectively using their morphological changes, thus adapting to environmental variability …

This study presents a novel framework that integrates the universal jamming gripper (UG)
with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to enable automated grasping with no human …

Abstract Lately, Morphing Aerial Systems (MASs) have seen a surge in demand due to their
exceptional maneuverability, flexibility, and agility in navigating complex environments …