Day 3: (Wed Jan 21, Week 2) Lateral Literature Search

Notes for 2026-01-21.

New Assignments

• Due Sunday night: Exercise: Peer Review. Please submit to Exercise 3 Shared Folder. I have also provided a template form you may duplicate.

• Looking ahead: next week we’ll survey art literature related to soft kinetic sculpture.

Administrative

No class on Wednesday January 28. My apologies, but I have an unavoidable schedule conflict.

Reminder: please be sure to qualify for access to the IDeATe laser cutters: see IDeATe Laser Cutters.

Agenda

1. Brief vocabulary discussion (see Exercise 1 - Unfamiliar Phrases)

2. Review of results for Exercise: Lateral Literature Search in Exercise 2 Shared Folder.
   
   

3. Mid-class break.
   
   

4. Discussion of peer review and new assignment.

Exercise 2 Bibliography

• 24. Wang, Q. Zhang, D. Shen, and J. Chen, “A Novel Rescue Robot: Hybrid Soft and Rigid Structures for Narrow Space Searching,” in 2019 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), Dec. 2019, pp. 2207–2213. doi: 10.1109/ROBIO49542.2019.8961874.

• 19. Terryn et al., “A review on self-healing polymers for soft robotics,” Materials Today, vol. 47, pp. 187–205, Jul. 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.mattod.2021.01.009.

• 22. 6. Annese et al., “An Edible Bistable Tilt Sensor Enabling Autonomous Operation of a Partially Eatable Rolling Robot,” Advanced Sensor Research, vol. 2, no. 12, p. 2300092, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202300092

• 2. Mazzolai, L. Margheri, M. Cianchetti, P. Dario, and C. Laschi, “Soft-robotic arm inspired by the octopus: II. From artificial requirements to innovative technological solutions,” Bioinspir. Biomim., vol. 7, no. 2, p. 025005, May 2012, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3182/7/2/025005

• 13. Skouras, B. Thomaszewski, B. Bickel, and M. Gross, “Computational Design of Rubber Balloons,” Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 31, no. 2pt4, pp. 835–844, 2012, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8659.2012.03064.x

• 25. Ishikawa, H. Nabae, M. Gunji, G. Endo, and K. Suzumori, “Pig tongue soft robot mimicking intrinsic tongue muscle structure,” Front. Robot. AI, vol. 11, Jan. 2025, https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2024.1511422

• 18. 13. McKenzie, T. W. Barraclough, and A. A. Stokes, “Integrating Soft Robotics with the Robot Operating System: A Hybrid Pick and Place Arm,” Front. Robot. AI, vol. 4, Aug. 2017, https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2017.00039

• 25. Yang et al., “Self-Sensing Origami-Inspired Soft Twisting Actuators and Its Application in Soft Robots,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 1404–1411, Feb. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2023.3347142

• 19. Terryn et al., “A review on self-healing polymers for soft robotics,” Materials Today, vol. 47, pp. 187–205, Jul. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2021.01.009

• 2. Yao et al., “Cephalopod-inspired polymer composites with mechanically tunable infrared properties,” Science Bulletin, vol. 68, no. 23, pp. 2962–2972, Dec. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2023.10.039

• 10. Zou et al., “Muscle-fiber array inspired, multiple-mode, pneumatic artificial muscles through planar design and one-step rolling fabrication,” Natl Sci Rev, vol. 8, no. 10, p. nwab048, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwab048.

• 1. Hussain, G. Salvietti, G. Spagnoletti, and D. Prattichizzo, “The Soft-SixthFinger: a Wearable EMG Controlled Robotic Extra-Finger for Grasp Compensation in Chronic Stroke Patients,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 1000–1006, Jul. 2016, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2016.2530793.

• 19. 1. Rich, R. J. Wood, and C. Majidi, “Untethered soft robotics,” Nature Electronics, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 102–112, 2018 2018, doi: 10.1038/s41928-018-0024-1.