Insect‐Scale Biped Robots Based on Asymmetrical Friction Effect Induced by Magnetic Torque

J Zhao, C **n, J Zhu, N **a, B Hao, X Liu… - Advanced …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Multimodal and controllable locomotion in complex terrain is of great importance for practical
applications of insect‐scale robots. Robust locomotion plays a particularly critical role. In this …

A magnetorheological elastomer‐based proportional valve for soft pneumatic actuators

S Wang, L He, A Albini, P Zhang… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The interest in soft pneumatic actuators has been growing rapidly in robotics, owing to the
contact adaptability with the material softness. However, these actuators are mostly …

ToRoS: A topology optimization approach for designing robotic skins

JM Maestre, R Hinchet, S Coros… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023‏ - dl.acm.org
Soft robotics offers unique advantages in manipulating fragile or deformable objects, human-
robot interaction, and exploring inaccessible terrain. However, designing soft robots that …

Actuated materials and soft robotics strategies for human-computer interaction design

A Brocker, JA Barreiros, A Shtarbanov… - CHI Conference on …, 2022‏ - dl.acm.org
The fields of programmable matter, actuated materials, and Soft Robotics are becoming
increasingly more relevant for the design of novel applications, interfaces, and user …

[HTML][HTML] Reconfigurable Soft Pneumatic Actuators with Metamaterial Reinforcements: Tunable Stiffness and Deformation Modes

O Ochoa, E Méndez, R Perez-Santiago… - Materials & Design, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Soft pneumatic actuators are ideal for interacting with fragile objects, food, and humans due
to their inherent compliance. Modulating stiffness and deformation is crucial for adapting to …

Model-based data-driven system identification and controller synthesis framework for precise control of siso and miso HASEL-powered robotic systems

A Volchko, SK Mitchell, TG Morrissey… - 2022 IEEE 5th …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robots require a complimentary control architecture to support their inherent compliance
and versatility. This work presents a framework to control soft-robotic systems systematically …

4D-printed composite actuators

R Delbart, L Roumy, M Harcourt, C Robert… - … of Polymer-Based …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This chapter presents a literature review on 4D-printed composite actuators for engineering
applications. The recent integration of particle and fiber reinforcements into liquid crystal …

Modeling the behavior of elastic pouch motors

M Arfaee, J Kluin, JTB Overvelde - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Pouch motors are one of the recently developed soft actuators, which are known particularly
for their low-weight, ease of fabrication and large stroke. To date, several studies have been …

Dynamic single-input control of multi-state multi-transition soft robotic actuator

G Yamit, BH Eran, GD Amir, O Yizhar, G Sefi - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024‏ - arxiv.org
Soft robotics is an attractive and rapidly emerging field, in which actuation is coupled with
the elastic response of the robot's structure to achieve complex deformation patterns. A …

Cross-sectional Topology Optimization of Slender Soft Pneumatic Actuators using Genetic Algorithms and Geometrically Exact Beam Models

L Schindler, KM de Payrebrune - arxiv preprint arxiv:2412.16138, 2024‏ - arxiv.org
The design of soft robots is still commonly driven by manual trial-and-error approaches,
requiring the manufacturing of multiple physical prototypes, which in the end, is time …