Nature-inspired adhesive systems
Many organisms in nature thrive in intricate habitats through their unique bio-adhesive
surfaces, facilitating tasks such as capturing prey and reproduction. It's important to note that …
surfaces, facilitating tasks such as capturing prey and reproduction. It's important to note that …
The role of 3D printing technologies in soft grippers
Soft grippers are essential for precise and gentle handling of delicate, fragile, and easy‐to‐
break objects, such as glassware, electronic components, food items, and biological …
break objects, such as glassware, electronic components, food items, and biological …
Shape morphing mechanical metamaterials through reversible plasticity
Biological organisms such as the octopus can reconfigure their shape and properties to
perform diverse tasks. However, soft machines struggle to achieve complex configurations …
perform diverse tasks. However, soft machines struggle to achieve complex configurations …
3D printing of robotic soft grippers: toward smart actuation and sensing
Unlike traditional hard grippers, soft robotic grippers are commonly made of soft materials so
that the soft grippers can produce motion via elastic deformations of their compliant …
that the soft grippers can produce motion via elastic deformations of their compliant …
Roadmap on soft robotics: multifunctionality, adaptability and growth without borders
Soft robotics aims at creating systems with improved performance of movement and
adaptability in unknown, challenging, environments and with higher level of safety during …
adaptability in unknown, challenging, environments and with higher level of safety during …
Nature's Blueprint in Bioinspired Materials for Robotics
Soft robotics, an emerging field that focuses on the development of robots utilizing soft,
flexible, and deformable materials, is revolutionizing traditional robotics (reliant on rigid …
flexible, and deformable materials, is revolutionizing traditional robotics (reliant on rigid …
Integrated design fabrication and control of a bioinspired multimaterial soft robotic hand
Machines that mimic humans have inspired scientists for centuries. Bioinspired soft robotic
hands are a good example of such an endeavor, featuring intrinsic material compliance and …
hands are a good example of such an endeavor, featuring intrinsic material compliance and …
Bio‐inspired conformable and helical soft fabric gripper with variable stiffness and touch sensing
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 …
efficiently grasp different objects with various shapes and sizes. Inspired by nature, this …
Bio-inspired switchable soft adhesion for the boost of adhesive surfaces and robotics applications: A brief review
W Duan, Z Yu, W Cui, Z Zhang, W Zhang… - Advances in colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In nature, millions of creatures, such as geckos, tree frogs, octopuses, etc., have evolved
fantastic switchable adhesion capabilities to climb swiftly on vertical even inverted surfaces …
fantastic switchable adhesion capabilities to climb swiftly on vertical even inverted surfaces …
Light-controlled soft bio-microrobot
J **ong, X Li, Z He, Y Shi, T Pan, G Zhu, D Lu… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Micro/nanorobots hold exciting prospects for biomedical and even clinical applications due
to their small size and high controllability. However, it is still a big challenge to maneuver …
to their small size and high controllability. However, it is still a big challenge to maneuver …