Because of their continuous and natural motion, fluidically powered soft actuators have
shown potential in a range of robotic applications, including prosthetics and orthotics …

The incessant progress of robotic technology and rationalization of human manpower
induces high expectations in society, but also resentment and even fear. In this paper, we …

This article reviews the literature on the design of robotic mechanical grippers, with a focus
on the mechanical aspects, which are believed to be the main bottleneck for effective …

The Amazon Robotics Challenge enlisted sixteen teams to each design a pick-and-place
robot for autonomous warehousing, addressing development in robotic vision and …

Soft-bending actuators are inherently compliant, compact, and lightweight. They are
preferable candidates over rigid actuators for robotic applications ranging from physical …

The innovative actuation concept presented in this paper allows the implementation of
powerful, simple, compact, and light-weight tendon-based driving systems, using as …

The DLR Hand Arm System is a highly dynamic and fully integrated mechatronic system
which uses an anthropomorphic design. It exhibits impressive robustness by using a …

We describe a series of experiments with an agent designed to model human
conversational touch-capable of physically touching users in synchrony with speech and …

To achieve dexterous motion controlling of robot, the sensors that function like human
neurons for motion perception are essential. In this work, a silica microfiber probe-based …

This paper describes a novel actuation system for very compact and light-weight robotic
devices, like artificial hands. The actuation concept presented here allows the …