Continuum robots: An overview

M Russo, SMH Sadati, X Dong… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, recent advances, current limitations, and open challenges in the design, modeling,
and control of continuum robots are discussed. Thanks to their lean bodies, these robots …

Soft robots modeling: A structured overview

C Armanini, F Boyer, AT Mathew… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The robotics community has seen an exponential growth in the level of complexity of the
theoretical tools presented for the modeling of soft robotics devices. Different solutions have …

A concise guide to modelling the physics of embodied intelligence in soft robotics

G Mengaldo, F Renda, SL Brunton, M Bächer… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Embodied intelligence (intelligence that requires and leverages a physical body) is a well-
known paradigm in soft robotics, but its mathematical description and consequent …

Discrete cosserat approach for multisection soft manipulator dynamics

F Renda, F Boyer, J Dias… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nowadays, the most adopted model for the design and control of soft robots is the piecewise
constant curvature model, with its consolidated benefits and drawbacks. In this work, an …

Dynamic simulation of articulated soft robots

W Huang, X Huang, C Majidi, MK Jawed - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Soft robots are primarily composed of soft materials that can allow for mechanically robust
maneuvers that are not typically possible with conventional rigid robotic systems. However …

Nature's Blueprint in Bioinspired Materials for Robotics

Y Roh, Y Lee, D Lim, D Gong, S Hwang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robotics, an emerging field that focuses on the development of robots utilizing soft,
flexible, and deformable materials, is revolutionizing traditional robotics (reliant on rigid …

Inverse dynamic design for motion control of soft machines driven by dielectric elastomer actuators

B Tao, K Luo, Q Tian, H Hu - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are a sort of electroactive polymers with large and fast
responses, light masses and high energy densities. Hence, they are regarded as one of the …

Soft robots for ocean exploration and offshore operations: A perspective

S Aracri, F Giorgio-Serchi, G Suaria, ME Sayed… - Soft …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
The ocean and human activities related to the sea are under increasing pressure due to
climate change, widespread pollution, and growth of the offshore energy sector. Data, in …

Review on generic methods for mechanical modeling, simulation and control of soft robots

P Schegg, C Duriez - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
In this review paper, we are interested in the models and algorithms that allow generic
simulation and control of a soft robot. First, we start with a quick overview of modeling …

Highly nonlinear hyperelastic shells: Statics and dynamics

HB Khaniki, MH Ghayesh - International Journal of Engineering Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Investigated in this paper are comprehensive static, dynamic and internal-resonance
analyses on a wide range of hyperelastic shell structures, including cylindrical, spherical …