Nature-inspired adhesive systems

M Li, A Mao, Q Guan, E Saiz - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

The role of 3D printing technologies in soft grippers

Y **n, X Zhou, H Bark, PS Lee - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Shape morphing mechanical metamaterials through reversible plasticity

D Hwang, EJ Barron III, ABMT Haque, MD Bartlett - Science robotics, 2022 - science.org
Biological organisms such as the octopus can reconfigure their shape and properties to
perform diverse tasks. However, soft machines struggle to achieve complex configurations …

3D printing of robotic soft grippers: toward smart actuation and sensing

GD Goh, GL Goh, Z Lyu, MZ Ariffin… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Roadmap on soft robotics: multifunctionality, adaptability and growth without borders

B Mazzolai, A Mondini, E Del Dottore… - Multifunctional …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Soft robotics aims at creating systems with improved performance of movement and
adaptability in unknown, challenging, environments and with higher level of safety during …

Nature's Blueprint in Bioinspired Materials for Robotics

Y Roh, Y Lee, D Lim, D Gong, S Hwang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Integrated design fabrication and control of a bioinspired multimaterial soft robotic hand

S Alves, M Babcinschi, A Silva, D Neto… - Cyborg and Bionic …, 2023 - spj.science.org
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 …

Bio‐inspired conformable and helical soft fabric gripper with variable stiffness and touch sensing

TT Hoang, PT Phan, MT Thai… - Advanced Materials …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

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 …

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 …