Computational intelligence and neuroscience
Sep 30, 2022
This paper analyzes the quantitative assessment model of the swimming training effect based on the deep neural network by constructing a deep neural network model and designing a quantitative assessment model of the swimming training effect. This pap...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Sep 12, 2022
This paper seeks to design, develop, and explore the locomotive dynamics and morphological adaptability of a bacteria-inspired rod-like soft robot propelled in highly viscous Newtonian fluids. The soft robots were fabricated as tapered, hollow rod-li...
International journal of molecular sciences
Aug 25, 2022
The locomotor behavior of creatures in nature can bring a lot of inspiration for the fabrication of soft actuators. In this paper, we fabricated a bionic light-driven swimming soft robot that can perform grasping of tiny objects and achieve the task ...
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...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Aug 17, 2022
This paper presents the principle of motion, mechanical modeling and key characteristics of the propulsive force of a new flexible-fin traveling wave propulsion mechanism used in an amphibious robot. Firstly, the form of motion and the basic propulsi...
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...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Aug 3, 2022
This study presents a deep learning model devoted to the analysis of swimming using a single Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) attached to the sacrum. Gyroscope and accelerometer data were collected from 35 swimmers with various expertise levels during...
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...
Nano letters
Jun 22, 2022
Integration, being lightweight, and intelligence are important orientations for the future advancement of soft robots. However, existing soft robots are generally hydrogels or silicone rubber, which are inherently mechanically inferior and easily dam...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
May 27, 2022
In the aquatic world jet propulsion is a highly successful locomotion method utilized by a variety of species. Among them cephalopods such as squids excel in their ability for high-speed swimming. This mechanism inspires the development of underwater...