9 accepted papers
Soft growing robots possess unique advantages, such as the ability to navigate confined and complex environments. Although securing a stable inner channel is essential for enabling a wide range of applications, such as sensor integration, tool passage, and material transfer, the pressure required fo
Robotic dressing assistance has the potential to improve the quality of life for individuals with limited mobility. Existing solutions predominantly rely on rigid robotic manipulators, which have challenges in handling deformable garments and ensuring safe physical interaction with the human body. P…
Robotic dressing assistance has the potential to improve the quality of life for individuals with limited mobility. Existing solutions predominantly rely on rigid robotic manipulators, which have challenges in handling deformable garments and ensuring safe physical interaction with the human body. P
Immediate removal of hazardous gases is critical for ensuring safety. Traditional methods, such as portable ventilation equipment, are difficult to use when hazardous gases are released in inaccessible environments. In this paper, we propose a novel mechanism that integrates an inflatable helical st
Soft growing robots are being used in various fields owing to their distinct advantages. However, their ability to manipulate tools in different applications is still challenging. In this letter, we propose an inflatable-structure-based working-channel securing mechanism for soft growing robots. The
Soft growing robots have garnered significant research interest owing to their unique locomotion. However, real-world applications of these robots are limited by challenges in achieving reversible and repeatable operations, particularly when faced with buckling during retraction. Although a variety
Over the years, soft growing robots that allow the feeding of new materials at their tips have attracted considerable attention owing to their unique locomotion characteristics. However, accessing targets over highly curved passages by steering compliant continuum bodies remains challenging. To this…
Inflatable structures have attracted considerable research attention in many fields owing to their numerous advantages, such as being light and able to engage in interactions safely. However, in most cases, the inflatable structure can only have one stable configuration, which is undesirable for rob…
Adding virtual damping to dissipate energy has been a major tool for designing stable haptic interfaces in most passivity-based approaches. However, virtual damping is known to dissipate a limited amount of energy. It even generates energy during high-velocity interaction because of the digitization