Journey from human hands to robot hands: biological inspiration of anthropomorphic robotic manipulators

MS Han, CK Harnett - Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The development of robotic hands that can replicate the complex movements and dexterity
of the human hand has been a longstanding challenge for scientists and engineers. A …

Snail-inspired robotic swarms: a hybrid connector drives collective adaptation in unstructured outdoor environments

D Zhao, H Luo, Y Tu, C Meng, TL Lam - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Terrestrial self-reconfigurable robot swarms offer adaptable solutions for various tasks.
However, most existing swarms are limited to controlled indoor settings, and often …

Review and proposal for a classification system of soft robots inspired by animal morphology

A López-González, JC Tejada, J López-Romero - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this article is to propose a bio-inspired morphological classification for soft robots
based on an extended review process. The morphology of living beings that inspire soft …

Smarticle 2.0: Design of Scalable, Entangled Smart Matter

D Ma, J Chen, S Cutler, K Petersen - International Symposium on …, 2022 - Springer
We present a new iteration of smart active matter modules capable of unprecedented 3D
entanglement, designed specifically for fabrication and operation at large scales by a range …