Metal–air batteries for powering robots

D Zhong, K Wang, Y Zuo, M Wei, J Xiong… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of advanced unmanned robots is of great significance to promote scientific
progress and innovation, expand application fields, and improve efficiency and safety …

Large deformation, high energy density dielectric elastomer actuators: Principles, factors, optimization, applications, and prospects

L Yang, H Wang, D Zhang, Y Yang, D Leng - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Compared to traditional robots, soft robots have more intriguing performance. Dielectric
elastomer actuators (DEAs) are the key components of soft robots. Analyzing various …

A Graphene‐Mica‐Based Photo‐Thermal Actuator for Small‐Scale Soft Robots

M Gu, TJ Echtermeyer - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Small‐scale soft robots demonstrate intricate life‐like behavior and allow navigation through
arduous terrains and confined spaces. However, the primary challenges in soft robotics are …

Soft Finger Rehabilitation Exoskeleton of Biomimetic Dragonfly Abdominal Ventral Muscles: Center Tendon Pneumatic Bellows Actuator

D Duanmu, X Li, W Huang, Y Hu - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The development of soft robotics owes much to the field of biomimetics, where soft actuators
predominantly mimic the movement found in nature. In contrast to their rigid counterparts …

Attitude Control of Ornithopter Wing by Using a MIMO Active Disturbance Rejection Strategy

JA Gouvêa, LSC Raptopoulos, MF Pinto, EYV Díaz… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
This work proposes a mathematical solution for the attitude control problem of an ornithopter
wing. An ornithopter is an artificial bird or insect-like aerial vehicle whose flight and lift …

Numerical study on the aerodynamic performance of dragonfly (Anax parthenope julius) maneuvering flight during synchronized-stroking

D Li, Y Mu, GK Lau, Y Chin, Z Lu - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Dragonflies exhibit outstanding performance in flight due to their exceptional flying
capabilities. However, micro air vehicles developed based on biomimetics principles fall far …

Designing efficient bird-like flapping-wing aerial vehicles: insights from aviation perspective

D Ma, B Song, S Gao, D Xue… - Bioinspiration & …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Bird-like flapping-wing aerial vehicles (BFAVs) have attracted significant attention due to
their advantages in endurance, range, and load capacity. For a long time, biologists have …

Electroadhesive Pad Design for Increased Adhesion of Climbing Microrobots on Diverse Terrains

JA Shum, PE Schiebel, AM Hernandez… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While previous studies have explored electroadhesive climbing using the insect-scale
Harvard Ambulatory Microrobot platform, the robot's ability to climb reliably over irregular …

Numerical comparison between symmetric and asymmetric flapping wing in tandem configuration

F Liu, S Li, J Xiang, D Li, Z Tu - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Dragonflies show impressive flight performance due to their unique tandem flapping wing
configuration. While previous studies focused on forewing-hindwing interference in …

Preparation of UV curable acrylamide modified epoxy resin and performance in 3D printing

L Yang, J Wang, R Li, Y Gao, H Wang - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract A novel UV-curable 3D printing resin was synthesized by combining diglycidyl ether
of bisphenol A (DGEBA) and acrylamide (AAM) to create a UV-curable acrylamide-modified …