Sensing in soft robotics

C Hegde, J Su, JMR Tan, K He, X Chen, S Magdassi - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Soft robotics is an exciting field of science and technology that enables robots to manipulate
objects with human-like dexterity. Soft robots can handle delicate objects with care, access …

Integrated Actuation and Sensing: Toward Intelligent Soft Robots

S Zhou, Y Li, Q Wang, Z Lyu - Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2024 - spj.science.org
Soft robotics has received substantial attention due to its remarkable deformability, making it
well-suited for a wide range of applications in complex environments, such as medicine …

An ionic hydrogel-based antifreezing triboelectric nanogenerator

B Ying, R Zuo, Y Wan, X Liu - ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
The rapid development of stretchable electronics and soft robotics requires a sustainable
power source that can match their mechanical stretchability in various working …

A sensory soft robotic gripper capable of learning-based object recognition and force-controlled gras**

Z Zhou, R Zuo, B Ying, J Zhu, Y Wang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robotic grippers possess high structural compliance and adaptability, allowing them to
grasp objects with unknown and irregular shapes and sizes. To enable more dexterous …

Design of a soft gripper with improved microfluidic tactile sensors for classification of deformable objects

L Deng, Y Shen, G Fan, X He, Z Li… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tactile object recognition is vital for robotic handling systems; however, existing
technologies that concentrate on tactile sensors with high modulus are not suitable for soft …

Tacpalm: A soft gripper with a biomimetic optical tactile palm for stable precise gras**

X Zhang, T Yang, D Zhang, NF Lepora - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Manipulating fragile objects in environments such as homes and factories requires stable
and gentle gras** along with precise and safe placement. Compared to traditional rigid …

Learning-Based Object Recognition via a Eutectogel Electronic Skin Enabled Soft Robotic Gripper

M Deng, F Fan, X Wei - IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Compared to the traditional robot, which is rigidly structured, the soft robot, usually made of
soft material, or following a continuous movement pattern, has attracted extensive attention …

A Sensorized Soft Robotic Hand with Adhesive Fingertips for Multimode Gras** and Manipulation

W Park, S Park, H An, M Seong, J Bae, HE Jeong - Soft Robotics, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Soft robotic grippers excel at achieving conformal and reliable contact with objects without
the need for complex control algorithms. However, they still lack in grasp and manipulation …

Elastic tactile sensor skin on double-curved surfaces for robots and wearables

P Ruppel, N Hendrich, J Zhang - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tactile perception is an important modality for dexterous manipulation, but faces unique
challenges in that the sensor has to wrap around the system. Biological skin solves these …