8 accepted papers
This study introduces soft joints to non-Euclidean (non-E) origami structures, leveraging the deformation capabilities of soft silicone membranes while maintaining structural rigidity. This integration extends the motion space, showcasing bistable characteristics and adjustable stiffness. A comprehe
With infinite degrees of freedom, soft robots are expected to achieve dexterous and complex tasks, but this also puts forward higher requirements for their sensing capabilities. An important sensing task in soft robots is sensing their own deformation and current shape. Currently, most of the existi
Safe and efficient robot-environment interaction is a critical but challenging problem as robots are being increasingly employed to operate in unstructured and unpredictable environments. Soft robots are inherently compliant to safely interact with environments but their high nonlinearity exacerbate…
When talking about soft robots, softness is considered the most important feature, which brings dexterity and safety in interactive tasks with humans and environments. Such softness sometimes limits the real application of soft robots because load capability and rigidity are widely needed on many oc
Soft robots with a well-balanced performance in terms of dexterity, accuracy, and payload have a great potential for application. Balancing safe human-robot interaction with operation performance enables the use of soft robot in biomedical fields, among others, such as surgery, rehabilitation and el
Soft robotics have demonstrated great advantages in assisting elderly/disabled people during daily tasks, owing to their highly dexterous motions and safe human-robot interactions. However, simultaneously controlling the position and force of soft robots is still a challenging task due to soft actua
Crawling through various terrains has been a long research interest. In recent years, quite a number of soft crawling robots have been developed. However, locomoting in an elastic, humid, and slippery environment remains a challenge. In nature, gastropods, such as snails, live in humid environment a…
Colorectal cancer incidence has been steadily rising worldwide. Magnetic colonoscopes provide new approaches to conduct colon inspection and treatment. This paper presents a novel electromagnetically actuated soft-tethered colonoscope to achieve precise and stable orientation control. An inflated ba…