Computational intelligence and neuroscience
May 6, 2022
A general pneumatic soft gripper is proposed in this paper. Combined with the torque balance theory, the mathematical theoretical model of bending deformation of soft gripper is established based on Yeoh constitutive model and classical differential ...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Apr 7, 2022
A soft gripper inspired by the glowing sucker octopus (Stauroteuthis syrtensis)' highly evolved grasping capability enabled by the umbrella-shaped dorsal and ventral membrane between each arm is presented here, comprising of a 3D-printed linkage mech...
Science robotics
Apr 6, 2022
Advances in computer vision and robotic manipulation are enabling assisted dressing.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Mar 27, 2022
Elastomer-granule composites have been used to switch between soft and stiff states by applying negative pressure differentials that cause the membrane to squeeze the internal grains, inducing dilation and jamming. Applications of this phenomenon hav...
Scientific reports
Mar 16, 2022
Service robotics is a fast-developing sector, requiring embedded intelligence into robotic platforms to interact with the humans and the surrounding environment. One of the main challenges in the field is robust and versatile manipulation in everyday...
IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Mar 14, 2022
In this study, a three-dimensional (3D) printed soft robotic hand with embedded soft sensors, intended for prosthetic applications is designed and developed to efficiently operate with new-generation myoelectric control systems, e.g., pattern recogni...
IEEE transactions on cybernetics
Mar 11, 2022
Computer vision has shown promising potential in wearable robotics applications (e.g., human grasping target prediction and context understanding). However, in practice, the performance of computer vision algorithms is challenged by insufficient or b...
Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society
Mar 8, 2022
Humans learn to recognize and manipulate new objects in lifelong settings without forgetting the previously gained knowledge under non-stationary and sequential conditions. In autonomous systems, the agents also need to mitigate similar behaviour to ...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Feb 24, 2022
Pose estimation is a particularly important link in the task of robotic bin-picking. Its purpose is to obtain the 6D pose (3D position and 3D posture) of the target object. In real bin-picking scenarios, noise, overlap, and occlusion affect accuracy ...
Soft robotics
Feb 16, 2022
Highly flexible and environmentally adaptive soft robots have received considerable attention. There remains a demand for soft robots to realize the stiffness modulation and variable workspace for robust and versatile manipulations. This article pres...