Connection mechanisms are crucial in reconfigurable robots. In this work, we present a novel approach, based on the self-healing property of a hydrogel synthesized by our group, which allows us to easily attach and detach robotic modules using water as the only trigger element. Our connection mechanism does not need external energy to work and it is reversible and soft, being useful for soft modular robots. Tensile, fatigue and adhesion tests are presented to demonstrate the mechanical performance of our mechanism. Two modular soft robots, manipulator and snake, are featured to show the functionality of our approach.Los mecanismos de conexión son cruciales en los robots reconfigurables. En este trabajo, presentamos un enfoque novedo...
Herein are summarized recent trends in the use of hydrogels in robotics, electronics, actuators, and...
The movements of soft living tissues, such as muscle, have sparked a strong interest in the design o...
Modular soft robots have strong adaptability and versatility in various application contexts. Howeve...
In this paper we present a hydrogel with self-healing capabilities and its application for the deve...
Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving research field that focuses on developing robots with bioinspire...
Proprioception is a necessary skill in robots and especially complicated in soft robots. It is comm...
Recently, the realization of minimally invasive medical interventions on targeted tissues using wire...
AbstractNature has inspired a new generation of robots that not only imitate the behavior of natural...
Mimicking nature’s self-healing ability has always been desired in science, especially when devices ...
Hydrogels are fascinating soft, stretchy materials that contain a high amount of water, up to 98% , ...
Modular self-reconfigurable robots have previously demonstrated that automatic control of their own ...
To date, most modular robotic systems lack flexibility when increasing the number of modules due to ...
Hydrogels are biocompatible soft materials that resemble biological tissues more than any other mate...
Untethering can allow soft modular robots to move from the laboratory test bench into realistic envi...
yesHere in, we describe a non-covalent (ionic interlocking and hydrogen bonding) strategy of self-he...
Herein are summarized recent trends in the use of hydrogels in robotics, electronics, actuators, and...
The movements of soft living tissues, such as muscle, have sparked a strong interest in the design o...
Modular soft robots have strong adaptability and versatility in various application contexts. Howeve...
In this paper we present a hydrogel with self-healing capabilities and its application for the deve...
Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving research field that focuses on developing robots with bioinspire...
Proprioception is a necessary skill in robots and especially complicated in soft robots. It is comm...
Recently, the realization of minimally invasive medical interventions on targeted tissues using wire...
AbstractNature has inspired a new generation of robots that not only imitate the behavior of natural...
Mimicking nature’s self-healing ability has always been desired in science, especially when devices ...
Hydrogels are fascinating soft, stretchy materials that contain a high amount of water, up to 98% , ...
Modular self-reconfigurable robots have previously demonstrated that automatic control of their own ...
To date, most modular robotic systems lack flexibility when increasing the number of modules due to ...
Hydrogels are biocompatible soft materials that resemble biological tissues more than any other mate...
Untethering can allow soft modular robots to move from the laboratory test bench into realistic envi...
yesHere in, we describe a non-covalent (ionic interlocking and hydrogen bonding) strategy of self-he...
Herein are summarized recent trends in the use of hydrogels in robotics, electronics, actuators, and...
The movements of soft living tissues, such as muscle, have sparked a strong interest in the design o...
Modular soft robots have strong adaptability and versatility in various application contexts. Howeve...