Oct-Dec 2022

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Mercator Fellow in the Priority Programme SPP2100 “Soft Material Robotics”

Views and Reviews

Wearable Robotics for Impaired Upper-Limb Assistance and Rehabilitation: State of the Art and Future Perspectives (IEEE Access, Oct 2022)
Dielectric elastomer actuators as artificial muscles for wearable robots (Sage, Nov 2022)
Opportunities and challenges in the development of exoskeletons for locomotor assistance (Nature, Dec 2022)

New Materials, Actuators & Stiffening Methods

Performance Evaluation for Braided McKibben Pneumatic Actuators in Telescopic Nested Structure (IEEE RA-L, Oct 2022)
Design and Experimental Characterization of a Push-Pull Flexible Rod-Driven Soft-Bodied Robot (IEEE RA-L, Oct 2022)
Variable Stiffness Pad and Its Application to Hybrid Rigid-Soft Robots (IEEE Access, Nov 2022)
Magnetorheological Fluid-Based Bending Actuator for Magnetic Sensing (IEEE RA-L, Oct 2022)
Retractable Locking System Driven by Shape Memory Alloy Actuator for Lightweight Soft Robotic Application (IEEE RA-L, Oct 2022)
A magnetic soft robot with rolling and grasping capabilities (Sage, Oct 2022)
Programmable aniso-electrodeposited modular hydrogel microrobots (Science, Dec 2022)
High-performance electrified hydrogel actuators based on wrinkled nanomembrane electrodes for untethered insect-scale soft aquabots (Science, Oct 2022)
Photothermal modulated dielectric elastomer actuator for resilient soft robots (Nature, Nov 2022)
Generating Clear Vibrotactile Cues with a Magnet Embedded in a Soft Finger Sheath (SoRo Journal, Dec 2022)
A Bioinspired Fluid-Filled Soft Linear Actuator (SoRo Journal, Nov 2022)
Origami-Inspired Soft Twisting Actuator (SoRo Journal, Nov 2022)
The Soft Ray-Inspired Robots Actuated by Solid–Liquid Interpenetrating Silicone-Based Dielectric Elastomer Actuator (SoRo Journal, Nov 2022)
Additive Manufacturing of Tunable Metamaterials (Book chapter, Wiley, Dec 2022)
Soft Pneumatic Actuators with Controllable Stiffness by Bio-Inspired Lattice Chambers and Fused Deposition Modeling 3D Printing (Adv Eng Mat, Dec 2022)
Electro-Powerless Balloon Soft Actuator with Manually Driven Fluidic Circuit (Adv Elec Mat, Dec 2022)
Marine-Derived Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications (Adv Func Mat, Nov 2022)
A Versatile Ionomer-Based Soft Actuator with Multi-Stimulus Responses, Self-Sustainable Locomotion, and Photoelectric Conversion (Adv Func Mat, Nov 2022)
Autonomous Soft Robots Empowered by Chemical Reaction Networks (Adv Mat, Nov 2022)
Highly Integrated Multi-Material Fibers for Soft Robotics (Adv Sci, Nov 2022)
Highly Dynamic Bistable Soft Actuator for Reconfigurable Multimodal Soft Robots (Adv Mat Tech, Nov 2022)
Artificial Muscles and Soft Robotic Devices for Treatment of End-Stage Heart Failure (Adv Mat, Oct 2022)
A new control for the pneumatic muscle bionic legged robot based on neural network (IET Cyber-systems & Robotics, Oct 2022)
Electromagnetic actuator design for distributed stiffness (Smart Mat Struct, Oct 2022)
A bi-stable soft robotic bendable module driven by silicone dielectric elastomer actuators: design, characterization, and parameter study (Smart Mat Struct, Oct 2022)
Anthropomorphic Twisted String-Actuated Soft Robotic Gripper With Tendon-Based Stiffening (IEEE T-RO, Dec 2022)
Soft electrochemical bubble actuator with liquid metal electrode using an embodied hydrogel pneumatic source (video) (Soft Matter, Nov 2022)

Sensing, Flexible Electronic & Skins

Soft self-healing resistive-based sensors inspired by sensory transduction in biological systems (App Mater Today, Dec 2022)
Soft Capacitive Force Sensors With Low Hysteresis Based on Folded and Rolled Structures (IEEE RA-L, Oct 2022)
Intrinsic Force Sensing for Motion Estimation in a Parallel, Fluidic Soft Robot for Endoluminal Interventions (IEEE RA-L, Oct 2022)
Development of a Soft Tactile Sensor Array for Contact Localization Estimations (IEEE Access, Oct 2022)
Autonomous self-healing optical sensors for damage intelligent soft-bodied systems (Science, Dec 2022)
UV-laser-machined stretchable multi-modal sensor network for soft robot interaction (Nature, Nov 2022)
Flexible Capacitive Sensing and Ultrasound Calibration for Skeletal Muscle Deformations (SoRo Journal, Nov 2022)
A Flexible Iontronic Capacitive Sensing Array for Hand Gesture Recognition Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (SoRo Journal, Nov 2022)
Ultralow-Latency Textile Sensors for Wearable Interfaces with a Human-in-Loop Sensing Approach (SoRo Journal, Oct 2022)
Proprioception and Exteroception of a Soft Robotic Finger Using Neuromorphic Vision-Based Sensing (SoRo Journal, Oct 2022)
Nanomaterials for Wearable, Flexible, and Stretchable Strain/Pressure Sensors (Book chapter, Oct 2022)
Development of a 6 DOF Soft Robotic Manipulator with Integrated Sensing Skin (IROS, Dec 2022)
ESPRESS.0: Eustachian Tube-Inspired Tactile Sensor Exploiting Pneumatics for Range Extension and SenSitivity Tuning (Sensors, Nov 2022)
Sensor Tendons for Soft Robot Shape Estimation (IEEE Sensors, Dec 2022)

Fabrication Techniques & Hardware Toolkits

Reconfigurable Soft Robots by Building Blocks (Adv Sci, Oct 2022)
Implementation of printability for magneto-active soft materials based on programmed 3D printing technique (Smart Mat Struct, Oct 2022)
Optimal design and experimental validation of 3D printed soft pneumatic actuators (Smart Mat Struct, Oct 2022)

Locomotion, Swimming & Flying

Model-Based Design Optimization of Underwater Flagellate Propellers (IEEE RA-L, Oct 2022)
Walking locomotion of a cable-driven soft-legged robot (Sage, Nov 2022)
Copebot: Underwater Soft Robot with Copepod-Like Locomotion (SoRo Journal, Dec 2022)
Bio-Inspired Transparent Soft Jellyfish Robot (SoRo Journal, Dec 2022)
Complex Three-Dimensional Terrains Traversal of Insect-Scale Soft Robot (SoRo Journal, Dec 2022)
Bioinspired 3D-Printed Snakeskins Enable Effective Serpentine Locomotion of a Soft Robotic Snake (SoRo Journal, Nov 2022)
Tasering Twin Soft Robot: A Multimodal Soft Robot Capable of Passive Flight and Wall Climbing (Adv Intel Sys, Dec 2022)
Soft Underwater Swimming Robots Based on Artificial Muscle (Adv Mat Tech, Oct 2022)

Manipulation & Grasping

Automated Design of Embedded Constraints for Soft Hands Enabling New Grasp Strategies (IEEE RA-L, Oct 2022)
A design of bionic soft gripper for automatic fabric grasping in apparel manufacturing (Sage, Nov 2022)
Finger-palm synergistic soft gripper for dynamic capture via energy harvesting and dissipation (Nature, Dec 2022)
Design and Gesture Optimization of a Soft-Rigid Robotic Hand for Adaptive Grasping (SoRo Journal, Nov 2022)
A Multimodal, Reconfigurable Workspace Soft Gripper for Advanced Grasping Tasks (SoRo Journal, Nov 2022)
A novel design of a passive variable stiffness soft robotic grippe (Bioinsp & Biomim, Oct 2022)
A Biomimetic Soft-Rigid Hybrid Finger with Autonomous Lateral Stiffness Enhancement (Adv Intel Sys, Oct 2022)

Biomimicry & Bioinspiration

Design and control of soft biomimetic pangasius fish robot using fin ray effect and reinforcement learning (video) (Nature, Dec 2022)
Multi-environment robotic transitions through adaptive morphogenesis (Nature, Oct 2022)
Bio-Inspired Transparent Soft Jellyfish Robot (SoRo Journal, Dec 2022)
SoRSS: A Soft Robot for Bio-Mimicking Stomach Anatomy and Motility (SoRo Journal, Nov 2022)
Modular Bioinspired Hand with Multijoint Rigid-Soft Finger Possessing Proprioception (SoRo Journal, Nov 2022)
A bioinspired fishbone continuum robot with rigid-flexible-soft coupling structure (Bioinsp & Biomim, Oct 2022)

Soft Robot Applications

Design and transmission modeling of a soft elbow exosuit using double artificial tendon system (Sage, Nov 2022)
Design and control of a new electrostrictive polymer based continuum actuator for endoscopic robot (Sage, Dec 2022)
A soft supernumerary hand for rehabilitation in sub-acute stroke: a pilot study (Nature, Dec 2022)
A wearable soft robot that can alleviate the pain and fear of the wearer (Nature, Oct 2022)
Low-resistance, high-force, and large-ROM fabric-based soft elbow exosuits with adaptive mechanism and composite bellows (Sci China Tech Sci, Dec 2022)
Restoring finger-specific tactile sensations with a sensory soft neuroprosthetic hand through electrotactile stimulation (Soft Sci, Nov 2022)

Theory: Learning, Modeling, & Control

Simple Neural Network Compact Form Model-Free Adaptive Controller for Thin McKibben Muscle System (IEEE Access, Nov 2022)
Identification and Control of a Soft-Robotic Bladder Towards Impedance-Style Haptic Terrain Display (IEEE RA-L, Oct 2022)
Toward smart composites: Small-scale, untethered prediction and control for soft sensor/actuator systems (Sage, Oct 2022)
SofaGym: An Open Platform for Reinforcement Learning Based on Soft Robot Simulations (SoRo Journal, Dec 2022)
Frictional Anisotropic Locomotion and Adaptive Neural Control for a Soft Crawling Robot (SoRo Journal, Nov 2022)
A Geometric Kinematic Model for Flexible Voxel-Based Robots (SoRo Journal, Nov 2022)
Energy-saving trajectory optimization of a fluidic soft robotic arm (Smart Mat Struct, Oct 2022)
Inverse Modeling for Component Selection of Twisted String Actuators (IEEE TMech, Oct 2022)
Learn to swim: Online motion control of an underactuated robotic eel based on deep reinforcement learning (Biomim Intel Robot, Dec 2022)
Lagrangian and Quasi-Lagrangian Models for Noninertial Pneumatic Soft Cylindrical Robots (ASME J Dyn Sys, Measure, Control, Dec 2022)
Statics and Dynamics of Continuum Robots Based on Cosserat Rods and Optimal Control Theories (IEEE T-RO, Dec 2022)

Embodied Intelligence & Morphological Computation

Energy Harvesting for Robots with Adaptive Morphology (SoRo Journal, Oct 2022)

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