Karipoth, P. orcid.org/0000-0002-7077-9983, Christou, A., Pullanchiyodan, A. et al. (1 more author) (2021) Bioinspired Inchworm- and Earthworm-like Soft Robots with Intrinsic Strain Sensing. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 4 (2). 2100092. ISSN 2640-4567
Abstract
Stimulus-responsive soft structures, with biological organs like intrinsic sensing, are needed to enable controlled movements and hence bring the transformative advances in soft robotics. Herein, bioinspired inchworm- and earthworm-like soft structures with intrinsic strain sensing achieved by seamless embedding of a graphite-paste-based sensor material are presented. The developed strain sensor exhibits a record stretchability (900%) and sensitivity (of 103 up to ≈200 and of the order of 105 at around 700% linear strain). With tiny permanent magnets incorporated at the ends of these soft structures, the sensory-feedback-based controlled movements of magnetically driven inchworm- and earthworm-like soft robots are also demonstrated. The presented results potentially boost the prospects of self-sensing in soft robots and advance the field toward cognitive soft robotics.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | bioinspired systems, intrinsic sensing, sensory feedback, soft robots, strain sensors |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Future Manufacturing Processes (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2023 11:00 |
Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2023 11:37 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/aisy.202100092 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:206038 |