Abstract: In legged locomotion, the contact force between a robot and the ground plays a crucial role in balancing the robot. However, in quadrupedal robots, general whole-body controllers generate feed-forward force commands without ...

Abstract: Insects are one of the most diverse group of animals on the planet and are almost ubiquitous. Their walking locomotion has inspired engineers and provided effective solutions for designing transport methods for legged ...

Abstract: Soft linear actuators (SLAs) such as shape memory alloy (SMA) wires, pneumatic soft actuators, dielectric elastomer actuator, and twisted and coiled soft actuator (TCA) called artificial muscle actuators in general, have ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a shape-adaptive electroadhesion dielectric elastomer actuator (EA-DEA) pad gripper that can actively adapt to the shape of curved objects and quickly handle various objects by combining an EA pad and ...

Abstract: Soft linear actuators (SLAs) make linear displacement by shrinkage and relaxation like skeletal muscles, so they can be called as artificial skeletal muscles (ASMs). They deform their body to create displacement. However, ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a shapeadaptive electroadhesion dielectric elastomer actuator (EADEA) pad gripper that can actively adapt to the shape of curved objects and quickly handle various objects by combining an EA pad and a ...

Abstract: Soft linear actuators (SLAs) make linear displacement by shrinkage and relaxation like skeletal muscles, so they can be called as artificial skeletal muscles (ASMs). They deform their body to create displacement. However, ...