Science robotics
Sep 25, 2024
The heart's intricate myocardial architecture has been called the Gordian knot of anatomy, an impossible tangle of intricate muscle fibers. This complexity dictates equally complex cardiac motions that are difficult to mimic in physical systems. If t...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Sep 20, 2024
A remarkable variety of organisms use metachronal coordination (i.e. numerous neighboring appendages beating sequentially with a fixed phase lag) to swim or pump fluid. This coordination strategy is used by microorganisms to break symmetry at small s...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Sep 12, 2024
Cephalopod skins evolve multiple functions in response to environmental adaptation, encompassing nonlinear mechanoreponse, damage tolerance property, and resistance to seawater. Despite tremendous progress in skin-mimicking materials, the integration...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Aug 22, 2024
Micro-sensors, such as pressure and flow sensors, are usually adopted to attain actual fluid information around swimming biomimetic robotic fish for hydrodynamic analysis and control. However, most of the reported micro-sensors are mounted discretely...
Soft robotics
Jul 30, 2024
Soft actuators offer numerous potential applications; however, challenges persist in achieving a high driving force and fast response speed. In this work, we present the design, fabrication, and analysis of a soft pneumatic bistable actuator (PBA) mi...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jul 29, 2024
Biomimetic neuromorphic sensing systems, inspired by the structure and function of biological neural networks, represent a major advancement in the field of sensing technology and artificial intelligence. This review paper focuses on the development ...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Jul 24, 2024
Tactile sensors play an important role when robots perform contact tasks, such as physical information collection, force or displacement control to avoid collision. For these manipulations, excessive contact may cause damage while poor contact cause ...
Acta biomaterialia
Jul 23, 2024
Traditional robotic devices are often bulky and rigid, making it difficult for them to adapt to the soft and complex shapes of the human body. In stark contrast, soft robots, as a burgeoning class of robotic technology, showcase exceptional flexibili...
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
Jun 17, 2024
Currently, the use of autografts is the gold standard for the replacement of many damaged biological tissues. However, this practice presents disadvantages that can be mitigated through tissue-engineered implants. The aim of this study is to explore ...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Jun 7, 2024
The pursuit of constructing humanoid robots to replicate the anatomical structures and capabilities of human beings has been a long-standing significant undertaking and especially garnered tremendous attention in recent years. However, despite the pr...