Miniature robots have been widely studied and applied in the fields of search and rescue,
reconnaissance, micromanipulation, and even the interior of the human body benefiting from …

Miniature piezoelectric robots exhibit superior performances and have been favored by
many researchers, however, there is an intractable contradiction between nano-resolution …

A novel miniature biped piezoelectric robot (MBPR) was designed with a patch-type beam
structure. The robot utilizes an asymmetric friction-inertial driving principle to realize linear …

Improving the performance of the motion stages driven by piezoelectric actuators is an
enduring topic for expanding their applications. For the motion stage with a travel range of …

A two-degrees of freedom (DOF) piezoelectric posture alignment mechanism (PAM) with low
coupling based on a cross-orthogonal-axis (COA) structure was proposed. The proposed …

This paper presents a stick–slip piezoelectric actuator with high consistency in performances
of forward and reverse motions. It is achieved by developing an integrated stator which …

This paper provides numerical and experimental investigations of a ring-shaped
piezoelectric 5-DOF robot that performs planar and angular motions of spherical payload …

A novel two-degree-of-freedom ultrasonic piezoelectric robot (UPR) imitating skateboard
configuration is proposed to address the balance among simplification, load capacity, and …

Soft robots have wide potential applications prospects in unstructured environments owing
to their being able to imitate forms of motion of creatures in climbing and creeping through …

This paper provides numerical and experimental investigations of a ring-shaped
piezoelectric 5-DOF robot that performs planar and angular motions of spherical payload …