An overview of stiffening approaches for continuum robots

Y Fan, B Yi, D Liu - Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 2024 - Elsevier
Continuum robots have become more popular recently due to their scalable dexterity and
mobility. However, they may suffer from issues like insufficient stiffness because they are …

Spatial Position–Force Perception for a Soft Parallel Joint via Pressure-Deformation Self-Sensing

Y Su, X Chen, Z Fang, D Liu, J Lam… - … /ASME Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic perception, the ability to detect internal position and orientation and external stimuli,
enables robots to interact safely with humans and manipulate safely in unstructured …

High-Performance Hydraulic Soft Robotic Control Using Continuous Flow Regulation and Partial Feedback

S Wu, K Tang, S Tang, S Liu, J Yi… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hydraulic-driven soft robots have received much less attention than their pneumatic
counterparts. However, the incompressibility of liquid could bring a series of desirable …

Learning Based Exteroception of Soft Underwater Manipulator With Soft Actuator Network

K Tang, S Tang, C Lu, S Wu, S Liu, J Yi… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Interactions with environmental objects can induce substantial alterations in both
exteroceptive and proprioceptive signals. However, the deployment of exteroceptive sensors …

A Silicone-sponge-based Variable-stiffness Device

T Yue, TL You, H Philamore… - … on Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft devices employ variable stiffness to ensure safety and improve the robustness in the
interaction between robots and objects. Using soft materials is one of the most popular …