Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Apr 15, 2024
Earthworms are fascinating animals capable of crawling and burrowing through various terrains using peristaltic motion and the directional friction response of their epidermis. Anisotropic anchoring governed by tiny appendages on their skin called se...
Soft robotics
Apr 1, 2024
A light-weight actuator developed in this work belongs to a class of soft robots, and in a sense, resembles an octopus. Its main function is in the attachment or detachment to a solid surface driven by an electro-thermopneumatic mechanism. In this st...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Apr 1, 2024
Suction is a highly evolved biological adhesion strategy for soft-body organisms to achieve strong grasping on various objects. Biological suckers can adaptively attach to dry complex surfaces such as rocks and shells, which are extremely challenging...
Nature communications
Mar 30, 2024
With the huge progress in micro-electronics and artificial intelligence, the ultrasound probe has become the bottleneck in further adoption of ultrasound beyond the clinical setting (e.g. home and monitoring applications). Today, ultrasound transduce...
Lab on a chip
Mar 26, 2024
Soft actuators capable of remote-controlled guidance and manipulation within complex constrained spaces hold great promise in various fields, especially in medical fields such as minimally invasive surgery. However, most current magnetic drive soft a...
Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
Mar 21, 2024
PURPOSE: The LIBERTY® Robotic System is a miniature, single-use device designed to facilitate remote-controlled navigation to intravascular targets. We aim to evaluate the robot's performance to manipulate a range of microguidewires and microcatheter...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Mar 15, 2024
Endo-microscopy is crucial for real-time 3D visualization of internal tissues and subcellular structures. Conventional methods rely on axial movement of optical components for precise focus adjustment, limiting miniaturization and complicating proced...
Soft robotics
Mar 14, 2024
Soft robotic grippers excel at achieving conformal and reliable contact with objects without the need for complex control algorithms. However, they still lack in grasp and manipulation abilities compared with human hands. In this study, we present a ...
Journal of bodywork and movement therapies
Mar 11, 2024
INTRODUCTION: Loss of hand function causes severe limitations in activity in daily living. The hand-soft robot is one of the methods that has recently been growing to increase the patient's independence. The purpose of the present systematic review w...
Advanced healthcare materials
Mar 8, 2024
Recently, magnetically actuated micro/nanorobots hold extensive promises in biomedical applications due to their advantages of noninvasiveness, fuel-free operation, and programmable nature. While effectively promised in various fields such as targete...