Nanotechnology
May 19, 2021
Memristors are an important component of the next-generation artificial neural network, high computing systems, etc. In the past, two-dimensional materials based memristors have achieved a high performance and low power consumption, though one at the...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
May 8, 2021
Touch sensing is among the most important sensing capabilities of a human, and the same is true for smart robotics. Current research on tactile sensors is mainly concentrated on electronic skin (e-skin), but e-skin is prone to be easily dirtied, dama...
Nature communications
Apr 9, 2021
Spiking neural networks (SNNs) promise to bridge the gap between artificial neural networks (ANNs) and biological neural networks (BNNs) by exploiting biologically plausible neurons that offer faster inference, lower energy expenditure, and event-dri...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Mar 5, 2021
Tunas are flexible, high-performance open ocean swimmers that operate at high frequencies to achieve high swimming speeds. Most fish-like robotic systems operate at low frequencies (≤3 Hz) resulting in low swim speeds (≤1.5 body lengths per second), ...
Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology
Feb 2, 2021
Biohybrid robotics is a field in which biological entities are combined with artificial materials in order to obtain improved performance or features that are difficult to mimic with hand-made materials. Three main level of integration can be envisio...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Dec 21, 2020
Biological systems can perform complex tasks with high compliance levels. This makes them a great source of inspiration for soft robotics. Indeed, the union of these fields has brought about bioinspired soft robotics, with hundreds of publications on...
Soft robotics
Nov 11, 2020
Soft robots show excellent body compliance, adaptability, and mobility when coping with unstructured environments and human-robot interactions. However, the moving speed for soft locomotion robots is far from that of their rigid partners. Rolling loc...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Nov 9, 2020
Future robots and intelligent systems will autonomously navigate in unstructured environments and closely collaborate with humans; integrated with our bodies and minds, they will allow us to surpass our physical limitations. Traditional robots are mo...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Oct 27, 2020
Artificial muscles are the core components of the smart and interactive soft robotic systems, providing the capabilities in shape morphing, manipulation, and mobility. Intense research efforts in the development of artificial muscles are based on the...
Current opinion in insect science
Sep 30, 2020
Insects have attracted much interest from scientists and engineers as they offer an endless source of inspiration for creating innovative engineering designs. By mimicking flying insects, it may be possible to create highly efficient biomimetic drone...