...Xi Wang; Luca Raimondi; Dragos Axinte; Xin Dong Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) have been widely studied in soft robotics due to their muscle-like movements. Linear DEAs are typically tensioned using compression springs with positive stiffness or weights directly attached to the flexible film...

... kinematics dynamics and control of mechanical systems mechanisms and robots soft robots In contrast to traditional robots composed of rigid links, continuum manipulators consist of elastic or soft structures with significant deformation capabilities that enable versatile manipulator motion...

... actuation. These results strongly suggest that integrating EAP into the magnetically-driven system extends the efficacy for traversing tract environments. Graphical Abstract Figure compliant mechanisms and robots soft robots Division of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation...

... soft robots theoretical and computational kinematics Unlike traditional rigid-linkage robots, continuum robots have large aspect ratios and can traverse complex environments. These characteristics make continuum robots not only suitable for ordinary industrial operations but also very suitable...

... and robots motion and manipulation planning robot motion planning and control soft robots Robotic surgery involves the use of advanced robotic systems to assist or perform surgical procedures. These systems offer greater precision, flexibility, and control than traditional surgical techniques...

... grasping fixturing multi-finger hands mechanisms robots soft robots National Science Council 10.13039/501100001868 NSTC 112-2218-E-007-017 The recent rapid expansion of the collaborative and service robot market has led to more human–robot interactions. To enhance safety...

...Shuiqing Yan; Keyao Song; Xiashuang Wang; Jiake Li; Zhe Ma; Xiang Zhou Soft linear actuators have strong deformation ability and good environmental adaptability, which have been widely used in soft robot design. However, little work has focused on designing soft linear actuators with balanced...

... – 12 . 10.1145/3306346.3322940 [22] Rus , D. , and Tolley , M. T. , 2015 , “ Design, Fabrication and Control of Soft Robots ,” Nature , 521 ( 7553 ), pp. 467 – 475 . 10.1038/nature14543 [23] Odhner , L. U. , Jentoft , L. P. , Claffee , M. R. , Corson , N...

... 2024 05 03 2024 Graphical Abstract Figure cable driven soft robots continuum manipulators (11) [ m e ] = ∫ 0 l e [ N ] [ M ] [ N ] T d x [ k e ] = ∫ 0 l e [ N ′ ] [ K...

... , N. , and Kim , J. , 2020 , “ 3D-Printed Programmable Tensegrity for Soft Robotics ,” Sci. Rob. , 5 ( 45 ), p. aay9024 . 10.1126/scirobotics.aay9024 [15] Zappetti , D. , Jeong , S. H. , Shintake , J. , and Floreano , D. , 2020 , “ Phase Changing Materials-Based...

...Yi Jin; Hai-Jun Su While soft robots enjoy the benefits of high adaptability and safety, their inherent flexibility makes them suffer from low load-carrying capacity and motion precision, which limits their applications to a broader range of fields. To address this problem, we propose a novel...

... a maximum speed of 14.67 cm/s and a propulsive force of 19.20 N. With the flexibility of the soft robot, the soft manipulator can adapt to the environment under propulsion to pass obstacles. The experiments of self-adaptability performance tests under different conditions show that the robot can pass over...

... 07 2023 16 08 2023 robot fish soft tail locomotion easy-to-fabricate bio-inspired mechanisms and robots soft robots underwater robotics Memorial University of Newfoundland 10.13039/501100005616 212948 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada...

... tristable structure leaf spring 3D printing mechanism design soft robots Soft grippers can grip objects of various shapes by deforming their fingers. Many soft gripper configurations are inspired by nature; for example, some have animal and plant characteristics. Some grippers utilize flexible...

...@uta.edu Contributed by Mechanisms and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the J ournal of M echanisms and R obotics . 07 11 2022 04 06 2023 07 06 2023 25 07 2023 mechanism design medical robotics soft robots Urinary incontinence (UI) is a medical...

...Yitong Zhou; Zefeng Xu Bistable soft robots are gaining momentum for their fast speed. This study presents a novel asymmetric mechanically prestressed, pneumatically driven, bistable laminated soft actuator. Its two orthogonal stable shapes are created by prestretching two orthogonal elastomer...

...Revanth Konda; David Bombara; Ember Chow; Jun Zhang Realizing high-performance soft robots is challenging because many existing soft or compliant actuators exhibit limitations like fabrication complexity, high power requirement, slow actuation, and low force generation. Due to their high-force...

... cable-driven mechanisms mechanism design medical robotics soft robots Tendon-driven robotic manipulators (TDRMs) have been used for various applications, such as remote inspection and maintenance in aerospace, minimally invasive surgery in medicine, and general search and rescue...

... folding and origami mechanism design mobile robots soft robots Many environments are still difficult for modern mobile robots to traverse, such as cave systems and forest canopies. These have highly irregular features in all directions like stalagmites, cliffs, tunnels, branches, and vines...

.... , 2022 , “ Hedra: A Bio-Inspired Modular Tensegrity Robot With Polyhedral Parallel Modules ,” IEEE 5th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) , Edinburgh, UK , Apr. 4–8 , pp. 559 – 564 . [7] Sabelhaus , A. P. , van Vuuren , L. J. , Joshi , A. , Zhu , E. , Garnier...