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    Science Robotics - 3 year(s) ago

    ONLINE COVER Swimming with AgnathaX. Experimentally investigating how local pressure-sensitive receptors and central pattern generators influence motor commands in vertebrate swimmers, such as lamprey, is difficult. To study undulatory swimming in these animals, Thandiackal et al. built a lamprey-like robot that captures the key components of a lamprey’s neuromechanical system. Studies into their…

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    Science Robotics - 3 year(s) ago

    ONLINE COVER Opening Doors. Robot swarms are designed to achieve complex global behaviors through simple local interactions between robots with very rudimentary sensing and locomotive abilities. Boudet et al. demonstrate that a swarm of primitive, centimeter-scale, vibrating robots bound by a deformable metal scaffold can give rise to directional motion. The mechanically coupled motion of the…

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    • The new July issue of Science #Robotics is out! Check out how a bunch of mindless robots can emerge into a more capable superstructrure (pictured here), and read about new software that helps off-the-shelf #drones fly faster and "smarter": https://t.co/wgJSGrikrv https://t.co/dsa54L5rdc

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    Science Robotics - 3 year(s) ago

    ONLINE COVER Groundbreaking Soft Robot. Robotic burrowing presents different challenges to robotic walking, swimming, or flying. Burrowing through soil requires subterranean interaction forces to be overcome; these forces can be an order of magnitude higher than air or water. Inspired by burrowing animals such as the southern sand octopus and the sandfish lizard, Naclerio et al. have developed a…

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    • ICYMI: Check out the new June cover Science #Robotics! In this Special Issue on #Robots in Extreme Environments, read about a robot that grows and blows to burrow under sand, and a stealthy underwater bot that tracks sea creatures of the twilight zone: https://t.co/AM9z9KLdXd https://t.co/6RoHMzblwt

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    Science Robotics - 3 year(s) ago

    ONLINE COVER Groundbreaking Soft Robot. Robotic burrowing presents different challenges to robotic walking, swimming, or flying. Burrowing through soil requires subterranean interaction forces to be overcome; these forces can be an order of magnitude higher than air or water. Inspired by burrowing animals such as the southern sand octopus and the sandfish lizard, Naclerio et al. have developed a…

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    • The new June issue of Science #Robotics is out! In this issue read about a burrowing robot that grows and blows to navigate under sand, and a stealthy underwater #robot that tracks deep sea creatures wandering the twilight zone: https://t.co/wgJSGr0JzX https://t.co/aM3JC4hUdJ

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    Science Robotics - 3 year(s) ago

    ONLINE COVER Robot Grasping and Manipulation. Considerable progress in robotic grasping has been made in picking and sorting regular objects in controlled environments. Yet, compared with human hands, which are exceptionally skilled at handling and transforming objects of various shapes and sizes, robotic hands remain inferior. For example, grasping and manipulation of soft, free-form objects…

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    • Check out our May cover for Science #Robotics! In this 3-part Special Issue on Grasping and Manipulation, read about robotic hands that can "fidget" with objects, #kirigami robotic grippers; and more to come on May 19 and 26: https://t.co/AM9z9KLdXd https://t.co/2zSubn8vKj

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    Science Robotics - 3 year(s) ago

    ONLINE COVER Robot Grasping and Manipulation. Considerable progress in robotic grasping has been made in picking and sorting regular objects in controlled environments. Yet, compared with human hands, which are exceptionally skilled at handling and transforming objects of various shapes and sizes, robotic hands remain inferior. For example, grasping and manipulation of soft, free-form objects…

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    • This week's papers represent part 1/3 in this Special Issue on Grasping and Manipulation. Check out our publications on May 19 and May 26 for parts 2 and 3! https://t.co/wgJSGr0JzX

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    Science Robotics - 3 year(s) ago

    ONLINE COVER A Wheel Advance. Transformable wheels based on membrane origami have the potential for large shape variation, high weight-to-payload ratio, and simple fabrication. However, existing membrane origami wheels have limited load-bearing capacity. By introducing a wireframe design rule that accommodates thick membranes, Lee et al. have developed a high payload membrane origami wheel…

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    • Check out the new April cover of Science Robotics! In this issue, read about morphable two-in-one wheels, building a variety of 3D robots out of plastic sheets, and more to come: https://t.co/wgJSGrikrv https://t.co/EXQk7XtcBU

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    Science Robotics - 3 year(s) ago

    ONLINE COVER A Wheel Advance. Transformable wheels based on membrane origami have the potential for large shape variation, high weight-to-payload ratio, and simple fabrication. However, existing membrane origami wheels have limited load-bearing capacity. By introducing a wireframe design rule that accommodates thick membranes, Lee et al. have developed a high payload membrane origami wheel…

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    • Check out the new April cover of Science Robotics! In this issue, read about morphable two-in-one wheels, building a variety of 3D robots out of plastic sheets, and more to come: https://t.co/wgJSGr0JzX https://t.co/CiIc2TTrVX

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    Science Robotics - 3 year(s) ago

    Swarming behavior and in vivo monitoring of enzymatic nanomotors within the bladder By Ana C. Hortelao, Cristina Simó, Maria Guix, Sandra Guallar-Garrido, Esther Julián, Diana Vilela, Luka Rejc, Pedro Ramos-Cabrer, Unai Cossío, Vanessa Gómez-Vallejo, Tania Patiño, Jordi Llop, Samuel Sánchez Science Robotics17 Mar 2021 Restricted Access …

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    • The March issue of #Science #Robotics is out! Read about an endoscope-assisted stem cell microrobot delivery system, tiny shape memory origami actuators, enzyme-powered nanorobots, and more to come in this Special Issue on Micro- and Nanorobotics: https://t.co/wgJSGr0JzX https://t.co/bLQoaPcXqs

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    Science Robotics - 3 year(s) ago

    ONLINE COVER Untethered Soft Robots Walk This Way. Pneumatic soft robots typically require bulky electromechanical components, such as pumps and valves, to achieve legged locomotion. To simplify the design of untethered quadruped robots, Drotman et al. use fluidic circuits, rather than electronic circuits, to achieve programmable locomotion in their robot. Specifically, a bioinspired gait pattern…

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    • The new February issue of Science #Robotics is out! Learn about two new ways to make pneumatic robotic systems “softer,” more versatile, and less bulky...and more to come! https://t.co/wgJSGr0JzX https://t.co/48I4D0Q6oV