A5008394878- Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Micro and Nano Robotics
- Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
- Soft Robotics and Applications
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
Beihang University
2022-2023
Many real-world applications for robots-such as long-term aerial and underwater observation, cross-medium operations, marine life surveys-require robots with the ability to move between air-water boundary. Here, we describe an aerial-aquatic hitchhiking robot that is self-contained flying, swimming, attaching surfaces in both air water can seamlessly two. We this robot's redundant, hydrostatically enhanced device, inspired by morphology of a remora (Echeneis naucrates) disc, which works...
Octopuses can whip their soft arms with a characteristic “bend propagation” motion to capture prey sensitive suckers. This relatively simple strategy provides models for robotic grasping, controllable small number of inputs, and highly deformable arm sensing capabilities. Here, we implemented an electronics-integrated octopus (E-SOAM) capable reaching, sensing, interacting in large domain. On the basis biological bend propagation octopuses, E-SOAM uses bending-elongation model move, reach,...
It is hard to imagine with the progress in robotics that current approaches are lacking somewhere, yet they will not be applicable majority of robots near future. We on verge two new transitions transform robotics. One already under way -- miniaturization robots, point where invisible, microscopic could around us and inside us, performing monitoring or even life-saving functions. have seen systematic bio-inspired efforts create microbe-like, robots. The trend has parallels electronics...
Miniature soft sensors are crucial for the perception of robots. Although centimeter-scale have been well developed, very few works addressed millimeter-scale, three-dimensional-shaped capable measuring multi-axis forces. In this work, we developed a millimeter-scale (overall size 6 mm × 11 mm) sensor based on liquid metal printing technology and self-folding origami parallel mechanism. The design enables to be manufactured within plane then fold into three-dimensional shape. Furthermore,...