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ACS nano
Jan 27, 2022
We fabricated a nanowire-channel intrinsically stretchable neuromorphic transistor (NISNT) that perceives both tactile and visual information and emulates neuromorphic processing capabilities. The device demonstrated excellent stretching endurance of...
ACS nano
Jan 21, 2022
Tactile sensors with multimode sensing ability are cornerstones of artificial skin for applications in humanoid robotics and smart prosthetics. However, the intuitive and interference-free reading of multiple tactile signals without involving complex...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Jan 14, 2022
A self-powered artificial mechanoreceptor module is demonstrated with a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) as a pressure sensor with sustainable energy harvesting and a biristor as a neuron. By mimicking a biological mechanoreceptor, it simultaneousl...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jan 14, 2022
Dielectric elastomer (DE) sensors have been widely used in a wide variety of applications, such as in robotic hands, wearable sensors, rehabilitation devices, etc. A unique dielectric elastomer-based multimodal capacitive sensor has been developed to...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Dec 16, 2021
Soft actuators with sensing capabilities are important in intelligent robots and human-computer interactions. However, present perceptive actuating systems rely on the integration of multiple functional units with complex circuit design. Here, a new-...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Dec 14, 2021
A robot's ability to grasp moving objects depends on the availability of real-time sensor data in both the far-field and near-field of the gripper. This research investigates the potential contribution of tactile sensing to a task of grasping an obje...
Nature communications
Dec 14, 2021
Robotic hands perform several amazing functions similar to the human hands, thereby offering high flexibility in terms of the tasks performed. However, developing integrated hands without additional actuation parts while maintaining important functio...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Dec 11, 2021
Self-healing sensors have the potential to increase the lifespan of existing sensing technologies, especially in soft robotic and wearable applications. Furthermore, they could bestow additional functionality to the sensing system because of their se...
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics
Dec 6, 2021
With the fourth revolution of healthcare, i.e., Healthcare 4.0, collaborative robotics is spilling out from traditional manufacturing and will blend into human living or working environments to deliver care services, especially telehealthcare. Becaus...
Nanoscale
Nov 18, 2021
Tactile sensors are of great significance for robotic perception improvement to realize stable object manipulation and accurate object identification. To date, developing a broad-range tactile sensor array with high sensitivity economically remains a...