5 accepted papers
Due to the existence of residual charges, electroadhesion usually suffers from slow de-electroadhesion (in the range of several minutes to hours), significantly limiting its application in handling lightweight objects. To date, mechanical push or vibration is the main solution to achieve rapid de-el
Electroadhesion is a versatile and controllable adhesion mechanism that has been used extensively in robotics. Soft electroadhesion embodies electrostatic adhesion in soft materials and is required for shape-adaptive and safe grasping of curved objects and delicate materials. In this work, we presen…
Chameleon tongues are extremely rapid, ultra-stretchable, compact, and can capture preys located multi-directionally. Various chameleon tongue inspired shooting manipulators have therefore been developed. Little work, however, has been studied on the multi-directional preying capability of chameleon
Current electroadhesion (EA) grippers cannot be used to lift objects with limited contact areas. Current electromagnetic adhesion (MA) grippers cannot be used to grip nonferrous materials. Here, we combine EA and MA into a monolithic, electrically controllable, flexible, and hybrid electro/magneto-a
An autonomous, adaptive, and intelligent electroadhesive material handling system has been presented in this paper. The system has been proposed and defined based on the identification of a system need through a comprehensive literature review and laboratory-based experimental tests. The proof of th