Soft pneumatic actuators: A review of design, fabrication, modeling, sensing, control and applications
Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving field where robots are fabricated using highly deformable
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …
Soft grippers for automatic crop harvesting: A review
E Navas, R Fernández, D Sepúlveda, M Armada… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Agriculture 4.0 is transforming farming livelihoods thanks to the development and adoption
of technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and robotics, traditionally …
of technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and robotics, traditionally …
Desktop fabrication of monolithic soft robotic devices with embedded fluidic control circuits
Most soft robots are pneumatically actuated and fabricated by molding and assembling
processes that typically require many manual operations and limit complexity. Furthermore …
processes that typically require many manual operations and limit complexity. Furthermore …
Gras** with kirigami shells
The ability to grab, hold, and manipulate objects is a vital and fundamental operation in
biological and engineering systems. Here, we present a soft gripper using a simple material …
biological and engineering systems. Here, we present a soft gripper using a simple material …
A prestressed soft gripper: design, modeling, fabrication, and tests for food handling
This study presented a prestressed soft gripper fabricated with 3-D printing technology. The
gripper can realize a large contact area while gras** and simultaneously generate large …
gripper can realize a large contact area while gras** and simultaneously generate large …
Electro-pneumatic pumps for soft robotics
Soft robotics has applications in myriad fields from assistive wearables to autonomous
exploration. Now, the portability and the performance of many devices are limited by their …
exploration. Now, the portability and the performance of many devices are limited by their …
RBO Hand 3: A Platform for Soft Dexterous Manipulation
S Puhlmann, J Harris, O Brock - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we present the RBO Hand 3, a highly capable and versatile anthropomorphic
soft hand based on pneumatic actuation. The RBO Hand 3 is designed to enable dexterous …
soft hand based on pneumatic actuation. The RBO Hand 3 is designed to enable dexterous …
A 3D-printed omni-purpose soft gripper
Numerous soft grippers have been developed based on smart materials, pneumatic soft
actuators, and underactuated compliant structures. In this article, we present a three …
actuators, and underactuated compliant structures. In this article, we present a three …
Enhancing the universality of a pneumatic gripper via continuously adjustable initial grasp postures
Y Cui, XJ Liu, X Dong, J Zhou… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, various soft universal grippers have been developed due to their reduced control
complexity and satisfying gras** capability. The grip** range of a gripper plays a key …
complexity and satisfying gras** capability. The grip** range of a gripper plays a key …