Soft pneumatic actuators: A review of design, fabrication, modeling, sensing, control and applications
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 …
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …
[HTML][HTML] An overview of soft robotics
Soft robots' flexibility and compliance give them the potential to outperform traditional rigid-
bodied robots while performing multiple tasks in unexpectedly changing environments and …
bodied robots while performing multiple tasks in unexpectedly changing environments and …
Model-based control of soft robots: A survey of the state of the art and open challenges
From a functional standpoint, classic robots are not at all similar to biological systems. If
compared with rigid robots, animals' bodies look overly redundant, imprecise, and weak …
compared with rigid robots, animals' bodies look overly redundant, imprecise, and weak …
A concise guide to modelling the physics of embodied intelligence in soft robotics
Embodied intelligence (intelligence that requires and leverages a physical body) is a well-
known paradigm in soft robotics, but its mathematical description and consequent …
known paradigm in soft robotics, but its mathematical description and consequent …
[HTML][HTML] Roadmap on soft robotics: multifunctionality, adaptability and growth without borders
Soft robotics aims at creating systems with improved performance of movement and
adaptability in unknown, challenging, environments and with higher level of safety during …
adaptability in unknown, challenging, environments and with higher level of safety during …
Proximity perception in human-centered robotics: A survey on sensing systems and applications
SE Navarro, S Mühlbacher-Karrer… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Proximity perception is a technology that has the potential to play an essential role in the
future of robotics. It can fulfill the promise of safe, robust, and autonomous systems in …
future of robotics. It can fulfill the promise of safe, robust, and autonomous systems in …
Multimaterial 4D printing with a tunable bending model
Abstract Shape-memory polymer (SMP)-based functional structures may now be produced
more efficiently via four-dimensional (4D) printing, benefiting from the recent advances in …
more efficiently via four-dimensional (4D) printing, benefiting from the recent advances in …
Bio‐Inspired Soft‐Rigid Hybrid Smart Artificial Muscle Based on Liquid Crystal Elastomer and Helical Metal Wire
L Zhao, H Tian, H Liu, W Zhang, F Zhao, X Song… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial muscles are of significant value in robotic applications. Rigid artificial muscles
possess a strong load‐bearing capacity, while their deformation is small; soft artificial …
possess a strong load‐bearing capacity, while their deformation is small; soft artificial …
Design of a 3D-printed soft robotic hand with integrated distributed tactile sensing
Humans rely on distributed tactile sensing in their hands to achieve robust and dexterous
manipulation of delicate objects. Soft robotic hands have received increased attention in …
manipulation of delicate objects. Soft robotic hands have received increased attention in …
[HTML][HTML] Sensor-based control for collaborative robots: Fundamentals, challenges, and opportunities
A Cherubini, D Navarro-Alarcon - Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The objective of this paper is to present a systematic review of existing sensor-based control
methodologies for applications that involve direct interaction between humans and robots, in …
methodologies for applications that involve direct interaction between humans and robots, in …