6 accepted papers
Soft pneumatic bending actuators (SPBAs) are commonly employed in soft robotics due to their unique characteristics, including safety, low weight, speed, and load capacity. However, the combination of pneumatics with soft materials causes SPBAs to exhibit nonlinearities and infinite degrees of freed…
Connection mechanisms are crucial in reconfigurable robots. In this work, we present a novel approach, based on the self-healing property of a hydrogel synthesized by our group, which allows us to easily attach and detach robotic modules using water as the only trigger element. Our connection mechan…
The increasing interest in soft robotics has led to new designs that exploit the combination of multiple materials, increasing robustness and enhancing performance. However, the combination of multiple non-linear materials makes modelling and eventual control of these highly flexible systems challen
In this work we present the design and application of an active soft fingertip for robotic hands. This fingertip is based on a new type of hydrogel which has been designed with the purpose of overcoming some of the major drawbacks of previous hydrogels such as the dependency of aqueous solutions. Fi…
This communication presents an application for the use of ontologies in the generation of robot structures. The ontology developed for this app relies on the IEEE Standard Ontologies for Robotics and Automation (ORA) and it incorporates a set of concepts, relations and axioms that link robotic skill…
This communication presents an application for the use of ontologies in the generation of robot structures. The ontology developed for this app relies on the IEEE Standard Ontologies for Robotics and Automation (ORA) and it incorporates a set of concepts, relations and axioms that link robotic skill