Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Sep 4, 2025
Jellyfish achieve efficient pulse jetting through large-amplitude, low-frequency deformations of a soft bell. This is made possible through large localised deformations at the bell margin. This paper develops a novel soft-robotic underwater pulse jet...
Science advances
Sep 3, 2025
Flying vertebrates use specialized wingbeat kinematics in hovering, takeoff, and landing, featuring ventrally anterior downstrokes and aerodynamically inactive upstrokes to enhance aerodynamic characteristics at low airspeeds. Rarely implemented in r...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Aug 29, 2025
Multimodal miniature soft robots, with their higher movement flexibility and environmental adaptability, represent a crucial direction for the future development of soft robots. Magnetic-driven robots, owing to their advantages such as excellent remo...
Nature communications
Aug 22, 2025
Immense progress in synthetic micro-/nanorobots with diverse functionalities has been made for biomedical applications during the last decade. However, there is still a huge gap for miniature robots to realize efficient therapy from in vitro to in vi...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Aug 21, 2025
Aquatic ecosystems vital to biodiversity and climate change-such as coral reefs, kelp forests, and mangrove forests-are often cluttered with natural obstacles. To navigate these complex habitats, fish have evolved relatively small body sizes and outs...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Aug 12, 2025
This paper presents the design and fabrication of a compact underdriven bionic frog robot, which is inspired by the locomotion stance of a frog. The robot's hind legs were ingeniously built using an underdriven associative 8-bar linkage mechanism wit...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Aug 5, 2025
To enhance the motion flexibility and environmental adaptability of underwater robots, this study proposes a novel design, Seeker-M, inspired by the locomotion mechanism of the mantis shrimp. The robot imitates the mantis shrimp's multi-pleopod swimm...
Nature communications
Jul 24, 2025
In nature, the dynamic contraction and relaxation of muscle in animals provide the essential force and deformation necessary for diverse locomotion, enabling them to navigate and overcome environmental challenges. However, most autonomous robotic sys...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Jul 22, 2025
Tensegrity describes a structural principle featuring a self-stabilizing system that consists of continuous tension elements and discontinuous compression elements. This paper undertakes a comprehensive systematic review of the overall development st...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Jul 18, 2025
In pipe systems, the emergence of pipe-crawling robots (PCRs) has attracted significant attention for pipe inspection and repair applications. However, conventional PCRs are bulky and heavy, limiting their speed and adaptability, particularly in conf...