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 …

Progress and challenges on scaling up of perovskite solar cell technology

J Yan, TJ Savenije, L Mazzarella… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the first application of a metal halide perovskite (PVK) absorber in a solar cell, these
materials have drawn a great deal of attention in the photovoltaic (PV) community, showing …

Locally controllable magnetic soft actuators with reprogrammable contraction-derived motions

Y Wu, S Zhang, Y Yang, Z Li, Y Wei, Y Ji - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Reprogrammable magneto-responsive soft actuators capable of working in enclosed and
confined spaces and adapting functions under changing situations are highly demanded for …

Soft and lightweight fabric enables powerful and high-range pneumatic actuation

Z Zhang, Y Long, G Chen, Q Wu, H Wang, H Jiang - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Soft structures and actuation allow robots, conventionally consisting of rigid components, to
perform more compliant, adaptive interactions similar to living creatures. Although numerous …

Embedded shape morphing for morphologically adaptive robots

J Sun, E Lerner, B Tighe, C Middlemist… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Shape-morphing robots can change their morphology to fulfill different tasks in varying
environments, but existing shape-morphing capability is not embedded in a robot's body …

Multi-modal deformation and temperature sensing for context-sensitive machines

R Baines, F Zuliani, N Chennoufi, S Joshi… - nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Owing to the remarkable properties of the somatosensory system, human skin compactly
perceives myriad forms of physical stimuli with high precision. Machines, conversely, are …

A review of soft actuator motion: Actuation, design, manufacturing and applications

X Tang, H Li, T Ma, Y Yang, J Luo, H Wang, P Jiang - Actuators, 2022 - mdpi.com
Compared with traditional rigid robots, soft robots have high flexibility, low stiffness, and
adaptability to unstructured environments, and as such have great application potential in …

Self-vectoring electromagnetic soft robots with high operational dimensionality

W Li, H Chen, Z Yi, F Fang, X Guo, Z Wu, Q Gao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Soft robots capable of flexible deformations and agile locomotion similar to biological
systems are highly desirable for promising applications, including safe human-robot …

What is an artificial muscle? A comparison of soft actuators to biological muscles

DR Higueras-Ruiz, K Nishikawa… - Bioinspiration & …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Interest in emulating the properties of biological muscles that allow for fast adaptability and
control in unstructured environments has motivated researchers to develop new soft …

Shape memory meta-laminar jamming actuators fabricated by 4D printing

ML Dezaki, M Bodaghi - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Laminar jamming (LJ) technology is a hot topic because it allows for the transition from
conventionally quick, precise, and high-force rigid robots to flexible, agile, and secure soft …