Control strategies for soft robot systems

J Wang, A Chortos - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soft robots have recently attracted increased attention because their characteristics of low‐
cost fabrication, durability, and deformability make them uniquely suited for applications in …

Soft actuators for small‐scale robotics

L Hines, K Petersen, GZ Lum, M Sitti - Advanced materials, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
This review comprises a detailed survey of ongoing methodologies for soft actuators,
highlighting approaches suitable for nanometer‐to centimeter‐scale robotic applications …

Fast-moving soft electronic fish

T Li, G Li, Y Liang, T Cheng, J Dai, X Yang, B Liu… - Science …, 2017‏ - science.org
Soft robots driven by stimuli-responsive materials have unique advantages over
conventional rigid robots, especially in their high adaptability for field exploration and …

Soft robot review

C Lee, M Kim, YJ Kim, N Hong, S Ryu, HJ Kim… - International Journal of …, 2017‏ - Springer
Soft robots are often inspired from biological systems which consist of soft materials or are
actuated by electrically activated materials. There are several advantages of soft robots …

Fundamentals of soft robot locomotion

M Calisti, G Picardi, C Laschi - Journal of The Royal …, 2017‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Soft robotics and its related technologies enable robot abilities in several robotics domains
including, but not exclusively related to, manipulation, manufacturing, human–robot …

Soft robotics: Biological inspiration, state of the art, and future research

D Trivedi, CD Rahn, WM Kier… - Applied bionics and …, 2008‏ - Taylor & Francis
Traditional robots have rigid underlying structures that limit their ability to interact with their
environment. For example, conventional robot manipulators have rigid links and can …

Recent advances in ionic polymer–metal composite actuators and their modeling and applications

C Jo, D Pugal, IK Oh, KJ Kim, K Asaka - Progress in Polymer Science, 2013‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of ionic polymer–metal composite (IPMC)
actuators. Recently, strong emphasis has been put on investigating various ionic polymer …

Development and control of underwater gliding robots: A review

J Wang, Z Wu, H Dong, M Tan… - IEEE/CAA Journal of …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As one of the most effective vehicles for ocean development and exploration, underwater
gliding robots (UGRs) have the unique characteristics of low energy consumption and strong …

Review of biomimetic underwater robots using smart actuators

WS Chu, KT Lee, SH Song, MW Han, JY Lee… - International journal of …, 2012‏ - Springer
In this paper, biomimetic underwater robots built using smart actuators, eg, a shape memory
alloy (SMA), an ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC), lead zirconate titanate (PZT), or a …

A soft jellyfish robot driven by a dielectric elastomer actuator

H Godaba, J Li, Y Wang, J Zhu - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2016‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Although dielectric elastomers have been extensively studied recently, to date there has
been little research into application of dielectric elastomer actuators to undersea robots. This …