Scientific reports
Sep 28, 2022
Dynamic locomotion is realized through a simultaneous integration of adaptability and optimality. This article proposes a neuro-cognitive model for a multi-legged locomotion robot that can seamlessly integrate multi-modal sensing, ecological percepti...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Sep 5, 2022
Miniature untethered robots attract growing interest as they have become more functional and applicable to disruptive biomedical applications recently. Particularly, the soft ones among them exhibit unique merits of compliance, versatility, and agili...
Science robotics
Aug 31, 2022
The limited force or torque outputs of miniature magnetic actuators constrain the locomotion performances and functionalities of magnetic millimeter-scale robots. Here, we present a magnetically actuated gearbox with a maximum size of 3 millimeters f...
Scientific reports
Aug 26, 2022
Many quadrupeds are capable of power efficient gaits, especially trot and gallop, thanks to their flexible trunk. The oscillations of the system that includes the backbone, the tendons and musculature, store and release elastic energy, helping a smoo...
Nature communications
Aug 26, 2022
In this paper, we propose a multimodal flexible sensory interface for interactively teaching soft robots to perform skilled locomotion using bare human hands. First, we develop a flexible bimodal smart skin (FBSS) based on triboelectric nanogenerator...
Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society
Aug 24, 2022
This paper proposes a novel constrained optimization model to address the loco-manipulation problem of mobile robot with redundant manipulator for trajectory tracking. To alleviate the accumulative error of the end-effector's position, a new control ...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Aug 18, 2022
Amphibious robots can undertake various tasks in terrestrial and aquatic environments for their superior environmental compatibility. However, the existing amphibious robots usually utilize multi-locomotion systems with transmission mechanisms, leadi...
Nature communications
Aug 9, 2022
High-speed locomotion is an essential survival strategy for animals, allowing populating harsh and unpredictable environments. Bio-inspired soft robots equally benefit from versatile and ultrafast motion but require appropriate driving mechanisms and...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Aug 9, 2022
While most insect-inspired robots come with a simple tarsus, such as a hemispherical foot tip, insect legs have complex tarsal structures and claws, which enable them to walk on complex terrain. Their sharp claws can smoothly attach and detach on pla...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Jul 25, 2022
Nature has evolved a vast array of strategies for propulsion at the air-fluid interface. Inspired by a survival mechanism initiated by the honeybee () trapped on the surface of water, we here present the: a centimeter-scale vibrating robotic device t...