Sensing in soft robotics

C Hegde, J Su, JMR Tan, K He, X Chen, S Magdassi - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Soft robotics is an exciting field of science and technology that enables robots to manipulate
objects with human-like dexterity. Soft robots can handle delicate objects with care, access …

Triboelectric nanogenerator enabled wearable sensors and electronics for sustainable internet of things integrated green earth

Y Yang, X Guo, M Zhu, Z Sun, Z Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The advancement of the Internet of Things/5G infrastructure requires a low‐cost ubiquitous
sensory network to realize an autonomous system for information collection and processing …

High‐stretchability, ultralow‐hysteresis conductingpolymer hydrogel strain sensors for soft machines

Z Shen, Z Zhang, N Zhang, J Li, P Zhou… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Highly stretchable strain sensors based on conducting polymer hydrogel are rapidly
emerging as a promising candidate toward diverse wearable skins and sensing devices for …

Neuro-inspired electronic skin for robots

F Liu, S Deswal, A Christou, Y Sandamirskaya… - Science robotics, 2022 - science.org
Touch is a complex sensing modality owing to large number of receptors (mechano, thermal,
pain) nonuniformly embedded in the soft skin all over the body. These receptors can gather …

Highly stable flexible pressure sensors with a quasi-homogeneous composition and interlinked interfaces

Y Zhang, J Yang, X Hou, G Li, L Wang, N Bai… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Electronic skins (e-skins) are devices that can respond to mechanical stimuli and enable
robots to perceive their surroundings. A great challenge for existing e-skins is that they may …

Computational design of ultra-robust strain sensors for soft robot perception and autonomy

H Yang, S Ding, J Wang, S Sun… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Compliant strain sensors are crucial for soft robots' perception and autonomy. However, their
deformable bodies and dynamic actuation pose challenges in predictive sensor …

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 …

Multifunctional MXene/CNTs based flexible electronic textile with excellent strain sensing, electromagnetic interference shielding and Joule heating performances

D Zhang, R Yin, Y Zheng, Q Li, H Liu, C Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
High-performance electronic textile with outstanding strain sensing, electromagnetic
interference (EMI) shielding, and Joule heating performances are highly desirable for …

Control of soft robots with inertial dynamics

DA Haggerty, MJ Banks, E Kamenar, AB Cao… - Science robotics, 2023 - science.org
Soft robots promise improved safety and capability over rigid robots when deployed near
humans or in complex, delicate, and dynamic environments. However, infinite degrees of …

Multimodal sensors enabled autonomous soft robotic system with self-adaptive manipulation

T Wang, T **, W Lin, Y Lin, H Liu, T Yue, Y Tian, L Li… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Human hands are amazingly skilled at recognizing and handling objects of different sizes
and shapes. To date, soft robots rarely demonstrate autonomy equivalent to that of humans …