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Voxelated three-dimensional miniature magnetic soft machines via multimaterial heterogeneous assembly.

Science robotics Apr 28, 2021
Small-scale soft-bodied machines that respond to externally applied magnetic field have attracted wide research interest because of their unique capabilities and promising potential in a variety of fields, especially for biomedical applications. When...
Equipment Design Biomimetics Microtechnology Biomimetic Materials Magnetics Wireless Technology Animals Mice Printing, Three-Dimensional Robotics Infusion Pumps, Implantable Smart Materials
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Biohybrid soft robots with self-stimulating skeletons.

Science robotics Apr 21, 2021
Bioinspired hybrid soft robots that combine living and synthetic components are an emerging field in the development of advanced actuators and other robotic platforms (i.e., swimmers, crawlers, and walkers). The integration of biological components o...
Robotics Equipment Design Motion Biomimetics Mice Cell Line Muscle, Skeletal Printing, Three-Dimensional Mechanical Phenomena Finite Element Analysis Smart Materials Artificial Organs Swimming Tissue Scaffolds Biomimetic Materials Animals
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Programmable and reprocessable multifunctional elastomeric sheets for soft origami robots.

Science robotics Apr 7, 2021
Tunable, soft, and multifunctional robots are contributing to developments in medical and rehabilitative robotics, human-machine interaction, and intelligent home technology. A key aspect of soft robot fabrication is the ability to use flexible and e...
Solvents Humans Elastomers Printing, Three-Dimensional Surface Properties Swimming Robotics Equipment Design Biomimetics Dimethylpolysiloxanes Smart Materials Elasticity Magnets Biomimetic Materials Locomotion
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Somatosensory actuator based on stretchable conductive photothermally responsive hydrogel.

Science robotics Apr 7, 2021
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 also sense their own motions. These functionalities would be of gre...
Biomimetics Artificial Organs Sensation Proof of Concept Study Light Acrylic Resins Aniline Compounds Hydrogels Animals Electric Conductivity Robotics Proprioception Porosity Temperature Feedback, Sensory Biomimetic Materials Octopodiformes Tensile Strength Smart Materials Mechanical Phenomena Muscles
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A cellular platform for the development of synthetic living machines.

Science robotics Mar 31, 2021
Robot swarms have, to date, been constructed from artificial materials. Motile biological constructs have been created from muscle cells grown on precisely shaped scaffolds. However, the exploitation of emergent self-organization and functional plast...
In Vitro Techniques Cell Movement Robotics Equipment Design Swimming Luminescent Proteins Proof of Concept Study Xenopus laevis Biomimetic Materials Artificial Cells Cellular Automata Cilia Synthetic Biology Animals
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Soft magnetic skin for super-resolution tactile sensing with force self-decoupling.

Science robotics Feb 24, 2021
Human skin can sense subtle changes of both normal and shear forces (i.e., self-decoupled) and perceive stimuli with finer resolution than the average spacing between mechanoreceptors (i.e., super-resolved). By contrast, existing tactile sensors for ...
Touch Elastic Modulus Smart Materials Artificial Organs Elastomers Humans Biomimetic Materials Machine Learning Mechanical Phenomena Robotics Skin Hand Magnetic Phenomena
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Electrostatic bellow muscle actuators and energy harvesters that stack up.

Science robotics Feb 24, 2021
Future robotic systems will be pervasive technologies operating autonomously in unknown spaces that are shared with humans. Such complex interactions make it compulsory for them to be lightweight, soft, and efficient in a way to guarantee safety, rob...
Humans Biomimetics Artificial Organs Muscle Contraction Robotics Equipment Design Transducers Smart Materials Stimuli Responsive Polymers Biomimetic Materials Static Electricity Mechanical Phenomena Muscles
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A resonant squid-inspired robot unlocks biological propulsive efficiency.

Science robotics Jan 20, 2021
Elasticity has been linked to the remarkable propulsive efficiency of pulse-jet animals such as the squid and jellyfish, but reports that quantify the underlying dynamics or demonstrate its application in robotic systems are rare. This work identifie...
Biomechanical Phenomena Swimming Animals Biomimetic Materials Robotics Vibration Equipment Design Scyphozoa Models, Biological Decapodiformes
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A controllable dual-catapult system inspired by the biomechanics of the dragonfly larvae's predatory strike.

Science robotics Jan 20, 2021
The biomechanics underlying the predatory strike of dragonfly larvae is not yet understood. Dragonfly larvae are aquatic ambush predators, capturing their prey with a strongly modified extensible mouthpart. The current theory of hydraulic pressure be...
Biomechanical Phenomena Animals Larva Robotics Movement Predatory Behavior Odonata Models, Biological Mouth Feeding Behavior Biomimetic Materials
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In the soft grip of nature.

Science robotics Dec 16, 2020
Biological grippers can inspire the development of a new class of versatile soft grippers in agrorobotics and beyond.
Crops, Agricultural Biomimetic Materials Humans Robotics Animals Equipment Design Agriculture Models, Biological Hand Strength Biomimetics
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