Biomimetic soft-legged robotic locomotion, interactions and transitions in terrestrial, aquatic and multiple environments

Z Yu, A Duan, Z Zhu, W Zhang - Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2024 - Elsevier
In the field of mobile robots, legged robots have unique advantages including strong terrain
adaptability, good obstacle-crossing performance, and high mobility. With the development …

Tetraflex: A multigait soft robot for object transportation in confined environments

P Wharton, TL You, GP Jenkinson… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unstructured environments call for versatile robots with adaptable morphology that can
perform multiple goal-directed actions including locomotion in confined spaces …

Soft steps: Exploring quadrupedal locomotion with modular soft robots

DDK Arachchige, DM Perera, S Mallikarachchi… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robots have emerged as a novel approach to legged locomotion, demonstrating strong
potential for navigating unstructured terrains. The omnidirectional bending capability of soft …

Self-sensing motion control of dielectric elastomer actuator based on NARX neural network and iterative learning control architecture

P Huang, J Wu, Q Meng, Y Wang… - … /ASME Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) is an intelligent device with an actuation-sensing
integration capacity, which exhibits prospective applications in the field of soft robotics …

Teleoperation of soft modular robots: Study on real-time stability and gait control

DM Perera, DDK Arachchige… - … conference on soft …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robotics holds tremendous potential for various applications, especially in unstructured
environments such as search and rescue operations. However, the lack of autonomy and …

Tumbling locomotion of tetrahedral soft-limbed robots

DDK Arachchige, DM Perera, U Huzaifa… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robots, known for their compliance and deformable nature, have emerged as a
transformative field, giving rise to various prototypes and locomotion capabilities. Despite …

Six-legged crawling soft robot: NOBIYAKA

S Yamashita, K Ito - Artificial Life and Robotics, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, soft robotics composed of soft silicone rubber have attracted significant
attention, as they can adapt to various unknown environments owing to their flexible bodies …

A Multimodal Metameric Earthworm-Like Robot for Locomotion in Multiterrain Environments

Z He, Q Zhang, Z Bi, H Fang - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this research, we introduce a novel multimodal locomotion robot by integrating foldable
wheeled structures with antagonistically deformable worm-like structures. This design …

Study on soft robotic pinniped locomotion

DDK Arachchige, T Varshney, U Huzaifa… - 2023 IEEE/ASME …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Legged locomotion is a highly promising but under–researched subfield within the field of
soft robotics. The compliant limbs of soft-limbed robots offer numerous benefits, including the …

Trajectory planning of a closed five-bow-shaped bar linkage based on finite Fourier series

L Yu, T Zhou, M Wang, Y Wang - Advances in Mechanical …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
With aim to reduce the energy consumption, a trajectory planning method is presented for a
closed five-bow-shaped bar linkage, which can be propelled itself by morphing …