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 …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of magneto-active smart materials for advanced actuators and soft robotics applications

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, A Tariq, M Hossain, KA Khan… - European Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the contemporary era, novel manufacturing technologies like additive manufacturing (AM)
have revolutionized the different engineering sectors including biomedical, aerospace …

Growing three-dimensional objects with light

G Lipkowitz, MA Saccone, MA Panzer… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Vat photopolymerization (VP) additive manufacturing enables fabrication of complex 3D
objects by using light to selectively cure a liquid resin. Developed in the 1980s, this …

Biodegradable, sustainable hydrogel actuators with shape and stiffness morphing capabilities via embedded 3D printing

W Sun, AS Williamson, R Sukhnandan… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the impressive performance of recent marine robots, many of their components are
non‐biodegradable or even toxic and may negatively impact sensitive ecosystems. To …

Electrically controllable materials for soft, bioinspired machines

AL Evenchik, AQ Kane, EB Oh… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Soft robotics aims to close the performance gap between built and biological machines
through materials design. Soft robots are constructed from soft, actuatable materials to be …

Stretchable thermoelectric generators for self‐powered wearable health monitoring

M Zadan, A Wertz, D Shah, DK Patel… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As continuous wearable physiological monitoring systems become more ubiquitous in
healthcare, there is an increasing need for power sources that can sustainably power …

Soft robotics informs how an early echinoderm moved

R Desatnik, ZJ Patterson, P Gorzelak… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The transition from sessile suspension to active mobile detritus feeding in early echinoderms
(ca 500 Mya) required sophisticated locomotion strategies. However, understanding …

Recent advances on underwater soft robots

J Qu, Y Xu, Z Li, Z Yu, B Mao, Y Wang… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The ocean environment has enormous uncertainty due to the influence of complex waves
and undercurrents. The human beings are limited in their abilities to detect and utilize …

Sustainable morphing matter: design and engineering practices

DK Patel, K Zhong, H Xu, MF Islam… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Morphing matter that change shapes and properties in response to external stimuli have
gained significant interests in material science, robotics, biomedical engineering, wearables …

A soft, lightweight flip** robot with versatile motion capabilities for wall-climbing applications

R Chen, X Tao, C Cao, P Jiang, J Luo… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft wall-climbing robots have been limited in their ability to perform complex locomotion in
diverse environments due to their structure and weight. Thus far, soft wall-climbing robots …