Soft Robot Arm Inspired by the Octopus
The paper is about the development of a prototype of a robot arm inspired by the unique muscular structure of the Octopus, which is an ideal model for soft robotics because it allows for a wide range of locomotion and grasping capabilities.
Laschi, C. et al. Soft robot arm inspired by the octopus. Adv. Robot. 26, 709–727 (2012). doi.org/10.1163/156855312X626343
Fast-moving soft electronic fish
The paper describes the successful development of a soft robot – a motorless electronic fish, remotely controlled, that is capable of operating for a long time on a single charge and moving significantly faster than similar models previously developed.
Tiefeng Li, Guorui Li, Yiming Liang, Tingyu Cheng, Jing Dai, Xuxu Yang, Bangyuan Liu, Zedong Zeng, Zhilong Huang, Yingwu Luo, Tao Xie, and Wei Yang. Fast-moving soft electronic fish. Science Advances, 3(4):e1602045, April 2017. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1602045.
SMA-Driven Soft Robotic Neck: Design, Control and Validation
This article presents the development and control of a soft robotic neck that successfully resembles the actual movement of the human neck, due to its flexible SMA-based actuator.
D Copaci, J Munoz, I Gonzalez et al., “SMA-Driven Soft Robotic Neck: Design Control and Validation[J]”, IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 199492-199502, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3035510