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 …

Design principles for creating synthetic underwater adhesives

A Narayanan, A Dhinojwala, A Joy - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Water and adhesives have a conflicting relationship as demonstrated by the failure of most
man-made adhesives in underwater environments. However, living creatures routinely …

Polymer Adhesion: Seeking New Solutions for an Old Problem#

G Raos, B Zappone - Macromolecules, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Polymer adhesion is ubiquitous in both the natural world and human technology. It is also a
complex multiscale phenomenon, such that the solution of adhesion problems requires a …

[HTML][HTML] Multiscale in-situ quantification of the role of surface roughness and contact area using a novel Mica-PVS triboelectric nanogenerator

C Kumar, J Perris, S Bairagi, G Min, Y Xu… - Nano Energy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are energy harvesters generating electricity via the
triboelectric effect and electrostatic induction. However, the influence of interface mechanics …

Small-scale roughness entraps water and controls underwater adhesion

N Kumar, S Dalvi, AV Sumant, L Pastewka… - Science …, 2024‏ - science.org
While controlling underwater adhesion is critical for designing biological adhesives and in
improving the traction of tires, haptics, or adhesives for health monitoring devices, it is …

A lipid-inspired highly adhesive interface for durable superhydrophobicity in wet environments and stable jum** droplet condensation

J Ma, Z Zheng, MJ Hoque, L Li, KF Rabbi, JY Ho… - ACS …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Creating thin (< 100 nm) hydrophobic coatings that are durable in wet conditions remains
challenging. Although the dropwise condensation of steam on thin hydrophobic coatings …

Core–shell dry adhesives for rough surfaces via electrically responsive self-growing strategy

H Tian, D Wang, Y Zhang, Y Jiang, T Liu, X Li… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Bioinspired dry adhesives have an extraordinary impact in the field of robotic manipulation
and locomotion. However, there is a considerable difference between artificial structures …

Why soft contacts are stickier when breaking than when making them

A Sanner, N Kumar, A Dhinojwala, TDB Jacobs… - Science …, 2024‏ - science.org
Soft solids are sticky. They attract each other and spontaneously form a large area of
contact. Their force of attraction is higher when separating than when forming contact, a …

Adhesion in soft contacts is minimum beyond a critical shear displacement

C Oliver, D Dalmas, J Scheibert - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The most direct measurement of adhesion is the pull-off force, ie the tensile force necessary
to separate two solids in contact. For a given interface, it depends on various experimental …

Advancement of electroadhesion technology for intelligent and self‐reliant robotic applications

P Rajagopalan, M Muthu, Y Liu, J Luo… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The growing need for automation in industries has foreseen drastic advancements in the
development of soft robotics in the areas of navigation systems, textiles, healthcare, and …