[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of polymer composites to fabricate wearable sensors: A comprehensive review

A Osman, J Lu - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
The application of wearable sensors in domains related to healthcare systems, human
motion detection, robotics, and human–machine interactions has attracted significant …

Integrated actuation and sensing: Toward intelligent soft robots

S Zhou, Y Li, Q Wang, Z Lyu - Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2024 - spj.science.org
Soft robotics has received substantial attention due to its remarkable deformability, making it
well-suited for a wide range of applications in complex environments, such as medicine …

Desktop fabrication of monolithic soft robotic devices with embedded fluidic control circuits

Y Zhai, A De Boer, J Yan, B Shih, M Faber, J Speros… - Science robotics, 2023 - science.org
Most soft robots are pneumatically actuated and fabricated by molding and assembling
processes that typically require many manual operations and limit complexity. Furthermore …

Electronics-free pneumatic circuits for controlling soft-legged robots

D Drotman, S Jadhav, D Sharp, C Chan, MT Tolley - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Pneumatically actuated soft robots have recently shown promise for their ability to adapt to
their environment. Previously, these robots have been controlled with electromechanical …

3D printing materials for soft robotics

E Sachyani Keneth, A Kamyshny, M Totaro… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robotics is a growing field of research, focusing on constructing motor‐less robots from
highly compliant materials, some are similar to those found in living organisms. Soft robotics …

3D printing of soft robotic systems

TJ Wallin, J Pikul, RF Shepherd - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Soft robots are capable of mimicking the complex motion of animals. Soft robotic systems are
defined by their compliance, which allows for continuous and often responsive localized …

Soft wall-climbing robots

G Gu, J Zou, R Zhao, X Zhao, X Zhu - Science Robotics, 2018 - science.org
Existing robots capable of climbing walls mostly rely on rigid actuators such as electric
motors, but soft wall-climbing robots based on muscle-like actuators have not yet been …

An earthworm-like modular soft robot for locomotion in multi-terrain environments

R Das, SPM Babu, F Visentin, S Palagi, B Mazzolai - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Robotic locomotion in subterranean environments is still unsolved, and it requires innovative
designs and strategies to overcome the challenges of burrowing and moving in unstructured …

Future of additive manufacturing: Overview of 4D and 3D printed smart and advanced materials and their applications

KR Ryan, MP Down, CE Banks - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 4D printing is an emerging field in additive manufacturing of time responsive
programmable materials. The combination of 3D printing technologies with materials that …

Soft robotics: Technologies and systems pushing the boundaries of robot abilities

C Laschi, B Mazzolai, M Cianchetti - Science robotics, 2016 - science.org
The proliferation of soft robotics research worldwide has brought substantial achievements
in terms of principles, models, technologies, techniques, and prototypes of soft robots. Such …