Nature communications
Jul 17, 2024
Electronic skins with deep and comprehensive liquid information detection are desired to endow intelligent robotic devices with augmented perception and autonomous regulation in common droplet environments. At present, one technical limitation of ele...
ACS applied materials & interfaces
Jul 15, 2024
Flexible strain sensors have been widely researched in fields such as smart wearables, human health monitoring, and biomedical applications. However, achieving a wide sensing range and high sensitivity of flexible strain sensors simultaneously remain...
PloS one
Jul 5, 2024
To achieve the accuracy and anti-interference of the motion control of the soft robot more effectively, the motion control strategy of the pneumatic soft bionic robot based on the improved Central Pattern Generator (CPG) is proposed. According to the...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Jun 25, 2024
Tremendous popularity is observed for multifunctional flexible electronics with appealing applications in intelligent electronic skins, human-machine interfaces, and healthcare sensing. However, the reported sensing electronics, mostly can hardly pro...
Advanced healthcare materials
Jun 20, 2024
The stomach is a vital organ in the human digestive system, and its digestive condition is critical to human health. The physical movement of the stomach during digestion is controlled by the circular and oblique muscles. Existing stomach simulators ...
Soft robotics
Jun 19, 2024
The octopus has attracted widespread attention owing to its unique underwater movement and its ability to escape with inkjets, which also promoted the development of underwater bionic robots. This study introduces a magnetic octopus robot (MOR) 3D pr...
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...
ACS applied materials & interfaces
Apr 9, 2024
An artificial nociceptor, as a critical and special bionic receptor, plays a key role in a bioelectronic device that detects stimuli and provides warnings. However, fully exploiting bioelectronic applications remains a major challenge due to the lack...
Soft robotics
Feb 26, 2024
Soft underwater swimming robots actuated by smart materials have unique advantages in exploring the ocean, such as low noise, high flexibility, and friendly environment interaction ability. However, most of them typically exhibit limited swimming spe...
Soft robotics
Feb 26, 2024
Bio-syncretic robots consisting of artificial structures and living muscle cells have attracted much attention owing to their potential advantages, such as high drive efficiency, miniaturization, and compatibility. Motion controllability, as an impor...