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Design and mechanical analysis of a novel modular bionic earthworm robot with upright functionality.

Scientific reports
With the escalating demand for exploration within confined spaces, bionic design methodologies have attracted considerable attention from researchers, primarily due to the intrinsic limitations of human access to hazardous environments. However, cont...

Self-rerouting sensor network for electronic skin resilient to severe damage.

Nature communications
We propose a network architecture for electronic skin with an extensive sensor array-crucial for enabling robots to perceive their environment and interact effectively with humans. Fault tolerance is essential for electronic skins on robot exteriors....

Monolithic electrostatic actuators with independent stiffness modulation.

Nature communications
Robotic artificial muscles, inspired by the adaptability of biological muscles, outperform rigid robots in dynamic environments due to their flexibility. However, the intrinsic compliance of the soft actuators restricts force transmission capacity an...

Tailless control of a four-winged flapping-wing micro air vehicle with wing twist modulation.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
This paper describes the tailless control system design of a flapping-wing micro air vehicle in a four-winged configuration, which can provide high control authority to be stable and agile in flight conditions from hovering to maneuvering flights. Th...

Smart Force Sensing in Robot Surgery Utilising the Back Electromotive Force.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
UNLABELLED: Since the introduction of robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery, efforts have been made to incorporate force sensing technologies to monitor critical components and to provide force feedback. The advanced laparoscopic robotic system (AdLap ...

Automated mechanical ventilator design and analysis using neural network.

Scientific reports
Mechanical ventilation is the process through which breathing support is provided to patients who face inconvenience during respiration. During the pandemic, many people were suffering from lung disorders, which elevated the demand for mechanical ven...

Elephant-inspired tapered cable-driven hyper-redundant manipulator: design and performance analysis.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
The cable-driven hyper-redundant manipulator (CDHM), distinguished by its high flexibility and adjustable stiffness, is extensively utilized in confined and obstacle-rich environments such as aerospace and nuclear facilities. This paper introduces a ...

Insect-inspired passive wing collision recovery in flapping wing microrobots.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Flying insects have developed two distinct adaptive strategies to minimize wing damage during collisions. One strategy includes an elastic joint at the leading edge, which is evident in wasps and beetles, while another strategy features an adaptive a...

Multiorifice acoustic microrobot for boundary-free multimodal 3D swimming.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
The emerging new generation of small-scaled acoustic microrobots is poised to expedite the adoption of microrobotics in biomedical research. Recent designs of these microrobots have enabled intricate bioinspired motions, paving the way for their real...