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Skin-inspired, sensory robots for electronic implants.

Nature communications
Drawing inspiration from cohesive integration of skeletal muscles and sensory skins in vertebrate animals, we present a design strategy of soft robots, primarily consisting of an electronic skin (e-skin) and an artificial muscle. These robots integra...

Real-time position and pose prediction for a self-propelled undulatory swimmer in 3D space with artificial lateral line system.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
This study aims to investigate the feasibility of using an artificial lateral line (ALL) system for predicting the real-time position and pose of an undulating swimmer with Carangiform swimming patterns. We established a 3D computational fluid dynami...

Microsaccade-inspired event camera for robotics.

Science robotics
Neuromorphic vision sensors or event cameras have made the visual perception of extremely low reaction time possible, opening new avenues for high-dynamic robotics applications. These event cameras' output is dependent on both motion and texture. How...

Design and control of jumping microrobots with torque reversal latches.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
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...

Asymmetric fin shape changes swimming dynamics of ancient marine reptiles' soft robophysical models.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
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...

A toe-inspired rigid-flexible coupling wheel design method for improving the terrain adaptability of a sewer robot.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
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...

Nodes for modes: nodal honeycomb metamaterial enables a soft robot with multimodal locomotion.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
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...

Design of an actuator with bionic claw hook-suction cup hybrid structure for soft robot.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
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...

Legged robots beyond bioinspiration.

Science robotics
Advances in engineering enable wheeled-legged hybrid locomotion, an achievement not feasible in biological systems.