4 accepted papers
This letter presents a dual-modal adaptive gripper (DMAG) that addresses the persistent trilemma in robotic grasping among shape adaptability, high load capacity, and environmental resilience. By introducing a temporally decoupled “conform-then-lock” paradigm, the DMAG separates geometric conformati
The flexible gripper exhibits limited load capacity while possessing dexterity and adaptability to complex environments. Conversely, the thermally-driven variable stiffness gripper boasts high load capacity but suffers from slow response times. This study presents a multifunctional flexible gripper
Small soft amphibious robots have the potential to be used in the exploration of underwater pipelines, surface defect detection of underwater equipment, and underwater biological observations. In this study, we developed a small electromagnetically driven soft amphibious robot with inchworm gait mot
Centimeter-scale underwater robots have important applications in underwater resource exploration, environmental monitoring, equipment fault diagnosis, and military applications. However, developing small underwater robots remains a challenge because of the limitation of miniaturized structures. In