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Design and control of jumping microrobots with torque reversal latches.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics May 17, 2024
Jumping microrobots and insects power their impressive leaps through systems of springs and latches. Using springs and latches, rather than motors or muscles, as actuators to power jumps imposes new challenges on controlling the performance of the ju...
Biomimetics Insecta Locomotion Models, Biological Torque Robotics Equipment Design Biomechanical Phenomena Animals Computer Simulation
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Asymmetric fin shape changes swimming dynamics of ancient marine reptiles' soft robophysical models.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics May 8, 2024
Animals have evolved highly effective locomotion capabilities in terrestrial, aerial, and aquatic environments. Over life's history, mass extinctions have wiped out unique animal species with specialized adaptations, leaving paleontologists to recons...
Robotics Models, Biological Biomechanical Phenomena Animals Animal Fins Fossils Reptiles Biomimetics Swimming Computer Simulation
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A toe-inspired rigid-flexible coupling wheel design method for improving the terrain adaptability of a sewer robot.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics May 7, 2024
The human toe, characterized by its rigid-flexible structure comprising hard bones and flexible joints, facilitates adaptive and stable movement across varied terrains. In this paper, we utilized a motion capture system to study the adaptive adjustme...
Robotics Equipment Design Computer Simulation Biomechanical Phenomena Movement Toe Joint Toes Models, Biological Biomimetics Humans
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Nodes for modes: nodal honeycomb metamaterial enables a soft robot with multimodal locomotion.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics May 7, 2024
Soft-bodied animals, such as worms and snakes, use many muscles in different ways to traverse unstructured environments and inspire tools for accessing confined spaces. They demonstrate versatility of locomotion which is essential for adaptation to c...
Biomimetics Biomimetic Materials Locomotion Robotics Equipment Design Animals Printing, Three-Dimensional
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Design of an actuator with bionic claw hook-suction cup hybrid structure for soft robot.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics Apr 29, 2024
To improve the adaptability of soft robots to the environment and achieve reliable attachment on various surfaces such as smooth and rough, this study draws inspiration from the collaborative attachment strategy of insects, cats, and other biological...
Bionics Hoof and Claw Biomechanical Phenomena Animals Robotics Cats Biomimetics Equipment Design Biomimetic Materials
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Legged robots beyond bioinspiration.

Science robotics Apr 24, 2024
Advances in engineering enable wheeled-legged hybrid locomotion, an achievement not feasible in biological systems.
Biomimetics Locomotion Robotics Equipment Design Humans Animals
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A Soft Collaborative Robot for Contact-based Intuitive Human Drag Teaching.

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) Apr 22, 2024
Soft material-based robots, known for their safety and compliance, are expected to play an irreplaceable role in human-robot collaboration. However, this expectation is far from real industrial applications due to their complex programmability and po...
Equipment Design Biomimetics Humans Robotics
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Soft octopus-inspired suction cups using dielectric elastomer actuators with sensing capabilities.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics Apr 3, 2024
Bioinspired and biomimetic soft grippers are rapidly growing fields. They represent an advancement in soft robotics as they emulate the adaptability and flexibility of biological end effectors. A prominent example of a gripping mechanism found in nat...
Elastomers Octopodiformes Robotics Biomimetics Animals
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S-shaped rolling gait designed using curve transformations of a snake robot for climbing on a bifurcated pipe.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics Apr 2, 2024
In this work, we focus on overcoming the challenge of a snake robot climbing on the outside of a bifurcated pipe. Inspired by the climbing postures of biological snakes, we propose an S-shaped rolling gait designed using curve transformations. For th...
Biomimetics Locomotion Robotics Gait
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Bioinspiration and biomimetics in marine robotics: a review on current applications and future trends.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics Apr 2, 2024
Over the past few years, the research community has witnessed a burgeoning interest in biomimetics, particularly within the marine sector. The study of biomimicry as a revolutionary remedy for numerous commercial and research-based marine businesses ...
Robotics Aquatic Organisms Biomimetics
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