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Voxelated three-dimensional miniature magnetic soft machines via multimaterial heterogeneous assembly.

Science robotics Apr 28, 2021
Small-scale soft-bodied machines that respond to externally applied magnetic field have attracted wide research interest because of their unique capabilities and promising potential in a variety of fields, especially for biomedical applications. When...
Wireless Technology Infusion Pumps, Implantable Smart Materials Biomimetics Microtechnology Biomimetic Materials Magnetics Printing, Three-Dimensional Robotics Equipment Design Animals Mice
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Biohybrid soft robots with self-stimulating skeletons.

Science robotics Apr 21, 2021
Bioinspired hybrid soft robots that combine living and synthetic components are an emerging field in the development of advanced actuators and other robotic platforms (i.e., swimmers, crawlers, and walkers). The integration of biological components o...
Artificial Organs Swimming Tissue Scaffolds Biomimetic Materials Robotics Equipment Design Motion Biomimetics Mechanical Phenomena Finite Element Analysis Smart Materials Animals Mice Cell Line Muscle, Skeletal Printing, Three-Dimensional
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Programmable and reprocessable multifunctional elastomeric sheets for soft origami robots.

Science robotics Apr 7, 2021
Tunable, soft, and multifunctional robots are contributing to developments in medical and rehabilitative robotics, human-machine interaction, and intelligent home technology. A key aspect of soft robot fabrication is the ability to use flexible and e...
Printing, Three-Dimensional Robotics Equipment Design Biomimetics Humans Surface Properties Dimethylpolysiloxanes Swimming Biomimetic Materials Solvents Elasticity Locomotion Elastomers Magnets Smart Materials
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Somatosensory actuator based on stretchable conductive photothermally responsive hydrogel.

Science robotics Apr 7, 2021
Mimicking biological neuromuscular systems' sensory motion requires the unification of sensing and actuation in a singular artificial muscle material, which must not only actuate but also sense their own motions. These functionalities would be of gre...
Artificial Organs Sensation Proof of Concept Study Biomimetic Materials Acrylic Resins Temperature Aniline Compounds Hydrogels Biomimetics Animals Proprioception Robotics Feedback, Sensory Porosity Octopodiformes Light Smart Materials Tensile Strength Mechanical Phenomena Muscles Electric Conductivity
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Shape anisotropy-governed locomotion of surface microrollers on vessel-like microtopographies against physiological flows.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Mar 30, 2021
Surface microrollers are promising microrobotic systems for controlled navigation in the circulatory system thanks to their fast speeds and decreased flow velocities at the vessel walls. While surface propulsion on the vessel walls helps minimize the...
Humans Lab-On-A-Chip Devices Computer Simulation Robotics Anisotropy Magnets Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Magnetic Fields Microfluidics Locomotion Biomimetics Blood Flow Velocity Surface Properties
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Soft robot reaches the deepest part of the ocean.

Nature Mar 1, 2021
Robotics Equipment Design Biomimetics Oceans and Seas
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Electrostatic bellow muscle actuators and energy harvesters that stack up.

Science robotics Feb 24, 2021
Future robotic systems will be pervasive technologies operating autonomously in unknown spaces that are shared with humans. Such complex interactions make it compulsory for them to be lightweight, soft, and efficient in a way to guarantee safety, rob...
Mechanical Phenomena Muscles Transducers Smart Materials Stimuli Responsive Polymers Humans Robotics Artificial Organs Equipment Design Muscle Contraction Biomimetics Biomimetic Materials Static Electricity
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In the soft grip of nature.

Science robotics Dec 16, 2020
Biological grippers can inspire the development of a new class of versatile soft grippers in agrorobotics and beyond.
Biomimetics Hand Strength Humans Crops, Agricultural Robotics Animals Biomimetic Materials Equipment Design Agriculture Models, Biological
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Neuroengineering challenges of fusing robotics and neuroscience.

Science robotics Dec 9, 2020
Advances in neuroscience are inspiring developments in robotics and vice versa.
Bioengineering Humans Models, Neurological Neurosciences Robotics Biomimetics Brain-Computer Interfaces
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Fast and programmable locomotion of hydrogel-metal hybrids under light and magnetic fields.

Science robotics Dec 9, 2020
The design of soft matter in which internal fuels or an external energy input can generate locomotion and shape transformations observed in living organisms is a key challenge. Such materials could assist in productive functions that may range from r...
Magnetite Nanoparticles Polymers Light Magnetic Fields Motion Hydrogels Nanowires Metals Biomimetics Electric Power Supplies Robotics Biomimetic Materials Photochemical Processes
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