Soft actuators for real-world applications

M Li, A Pal, A Aghakhani, A Pena-Francesch… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Inspired by physically adaptive, agile, reconfigurable and multifunctional soft-bodied
animals and human muscles, soft actuators have been developed for a variety of …

Skin electronics: next‐generation device platform for virtual and augmented reality

JJ Kim, Y Wang, H Wang, S Lee… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are overcoming the physical limits of real‐life
using advances in devices and software. In particular, the recent restrictions in transportation …

Advanced soft robotic system for in situ 3D bioprinting and endoscopic surgery

MT Thai, PT Phan, HA Tran, CC Nguyen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Three‐dimensional (3D) bioprinting technology offers great potential in the
treatment of tissue and organ damage. Conventional approaches generally rely on a large …

Easy‐to‐wear auxetic SMA knot‐architecture for spatiotemporal and multimodal haptic feedbacks

S Oh, TE Song, M Mahato, JS Kim, H Yoo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wearable haptic interfaces prioritize user comfort, but also value the ability to provide
diverse feedback patterns for immersive interactions with the virtual or augmented reality …

Integrated sensors for soft medical robotics

Y Qiu, A Ashok, CC Nguyen, Y Yamauchi, TN Do… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Minimally invasive procedures assisted by soft robots for surgery, diagnostics, and drug
delivery have unprecedented benefits over traditional solutions from both patient and …

Bio‐inspired conformable and helical soft fabric gripper with variable stiffness and touch sensing

TT Hoang, PT Phan, MT Thai… - Advanced Materials …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There are many instances in nature where continuum, helical manipulators are used to
efficiently grasp different objects with various shapes and sizes. Inspired by nature, this …

Advanced user interfaces for teleoperated surgical robotic systems

CC Nguyen, S Wong, MT Thai… - Advanced Sensor …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, advances in modern technology have altered the practice of surgery from
open to minimally invasive surgery (MIS) aided by robots. Teleoperated surgical robotic …

Twisting and braiding fluid-driven soft artificial muscle fibers for robotic applications

PT Phan, TT Hoang, MT Thai, H Low, NH Lovell… - Soft …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Research on soft artificial muscles (SAMs) is rapidly growing, both in develo** new
actuation ideas and improving existing structures with multifunctionality. The human body …

Development of a soft robotic catheter for vascular intervention surgery

CC Nguyen, MT Thai, TT Hoang, J Davies… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soft robotics-based teleoperated robotic catheter systems hold great promise for improving
the safety and efficacy of vascular interventional surgery (VIS). Despite advances, current …

Multimodal 5‐DOF stretchable electromagnetic actuators toward haptic information delivery

S Chen, L Yu, W Shen, B Fong, Y Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, particularly in the domains of robotics,
prosthetics, and virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), have driven an escalating demand …