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 …

Toward perceptive soft robots: Progress and challenges

H Wang, M Totaro, L Beccai - Advanced Science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the past few years, soft robotics has rapidly become an emerging research topic, opening
new possibilities for addressing real‐world tasks. Perception can enable robots to effectively …

Somatosensory actuator based on stretchable conductive photothermally responsive hydrogel

Y Zhao, CY Lo, L Ruan, CH Pi, C Kim, Y Alsaid… - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Mimicking biological neuromuscular systems' sensory motion requires the unification of
sensing and actuation in a singular artificial muscle material, which must not only actuate but …

Soft robotics: Review of fluid‐driven intrinsically soft devices; manufacturing, sensing, control, and applications in human‐robot interaction

P Polygerinos, N Correll, SA Morin… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The emerging field of soft robotics makes use of many classes of materials including metals,
low glass transition temperature (Tg) plastics, and high Tg elastomers. Dependent on the …

Flexible electronics and devices as human–machine interfaces for medical robotics

W Heng, S Solomon, W Gao - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Medical robots are invaluable players in non‐pharmaceutical treatment of disabilities.
Particularly, using prosthetic and rehabilitation devices with human–machine interfaces can …

Soft somatosensitive actuators via embedded 3D printing

RL Truby, M Wehner, AK Grosskopf… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Humans possess manual dexterity, motor skills, and other physical abilities that rely on
feedback provided by the somatosensory system. Herein, a method is reported for creating …

Highly stretchable self-sensing actuator based on conductive photothermally-responsive hydrogel

CY Lo, Y Zhao, C Kim, Y Alsaid, R Khodambashi… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Soft robots built with active soft materials have been increasingly attractive. Despite
tremendous efforts in soft sensors and actuators, it remains extremely challenging to …

Optoelectronically innervated soft prosthetic hand via stretchable optical waveguides

H Zhao, K O'brien, S Li, RF Shepherd - Science robotics, 2016 - science.org
Because of their continuous and natural motion, fluidically powered soft actuators have
shown potential in a range of robotic applications, including prosthetics and orthotics …

A flexible triboelectric tactile sensor for simultaneous material and texture recognition

Z Song, J Yin, Z Wang, C Lu, Z Yang, Z Zhao, Z Lin… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Electronic skin with tactile perception enables intelligent robots and prostheses to perform
dexterous manipulation and natural interaction with the human and surroundings. However …

A vacuum-driven origami “magic-ball” soft gripper

S Li, JJ Stampfli, HJ Xu, E Malkin… - … on Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robotics has yielded numerous examples of soft grippers that utilize compliance to
achieve impressive gras** performances with great simplicity, adaptability, and …