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Plant cell-like tip-growing polymer precipitate with structurally embedded multistimuli sensing ability

Park, C. J., Ha, J., Lee, H.-R., Park, K., Sun, J., & Kim, H. (2023) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2211416120 · Cited by 6

Kinematic-Model-Free Tip Position Control of Reconfigurable and Growing Soft Continuum Robots

AlAttar, A., Hmida, I. M. B., Renda, F., & Kormushev, P. S. (2023) · IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) · doi:10.1109/robosoft55895.2023.10121994 · Cited by 6

Ossicle Reinforced Porous Structure for Variable Stiffness Soft Actuator Inspired From Echinoderms

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Sequential Multimodal Morphing of Single-Input Pneu-Nets

Jeong, H. B., 김청산, Lee, A., & Kim, H. (2023) · Soft Robotics · doi:10.1089/soro.2022.0216 · Cited by 6

Eversion-Capable Fabric Robot Gripper with Novel Retraction Mechanism

Hassan, A., Abrar, T., Aljaber, F., Vitanov, I., & Althoefer, K. A. (2023) · IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) · doi:10.1109/iros55552.2023.10342364 · Cited by 6

A Bioinspired Multifunctional Soft Gripper with Embedded Sensing Ability: a potential way for sustainable agricultural harvesting

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A Self-Deformation Robot Design Incorporating Bending-Type Pneumatic Artificial Muscles

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High Strength Inflatable Pouch Anchors

Glick, P. E., Drotman, D., Ruffatto, D., & Tolley, M. T. (2020) · IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters · doi:10.1109/lra.2020.2982069 · Cited by 6

Shaping Soft Robotic Microactuators by Wire Electrical Discharge Grinding

Milana, E., Bellotti, M., Gorissen, B., Qian, J., Volder, M. F. L. D., & Reynaerts, D. (2020) · Micromachines · doi:10.3390/mi11070661 · Cited by 6

Design of Concentric Tube Robots Using Tube Patterning for Follow-The-Leader Deployment

Girerd, C., Schlinquer, T., Andreff, N., Renaud, P., & Rabenorosoa, K. (2020) · Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics · doi:10.1115/1.4047983 · Cited by 6

Starting jet formation through eversion of elastic sheets

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Design and Development of a Growing Pneumatic Soft Robot

Talas, S. K., Baydere, B. A., Altinsoy, T., Tutcu, C., & Samur, E. (2020) · Soft Robotics · doi:10.1089/soro.2019.0083 · Cited by 76

Reaching out as a way to grow

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Design of a soft pneumatic robot inspired to plant roots' growth

Cinquemani, S., Bianchi, G., Antonacci, N., & Resta, F. (2020) · SPIE Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication · doi:10.1117/12.2558554 · Cited by 6

A Soft, Steerable Continuum Robot That Grows via Tip Extension

Greer, J. D., Morimoto, T. K., Okamura, A. M., & Hawkes, E. W. (2018) · Soft Robotics · doi:10.1089/soro.2018.0034 · Cited by 234

A pivot joint steering mechanism for tip-everting soft growing robots

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