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Science, technology and the future of small autonomous drones by Floreano, Dario, Wood, Robert J.

“…We are witnessing the advent of a new era of robots — drones — that can autonomously fly in natural and man-made environments. These robots, often associated…”
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Fluid-driven origami-inspired artificial muscles by Li, Shuguang, Vogt, Daniel M., Rus, Daniela, Wood, Robert J.

“…Artificial muscles hold promise for safe and powerful actuation for myriad common machines and robots. However, the design, fabrication, and implementation of…”
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Untethered flight of an insect-sized flapping-wing microscale aerial vehicle by Jafferis, Noah T., Helbling, E. Farrell, Karpelson, Michael, Wood, Robert J.

“…Heavier-than-air flight at any scale is energetically expensive. This is greatly exacerbated at small scales and has so far presented an insurmountable…”
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Realizing the potential of dielectric elastomer artificial muscles by Duduta, Mihai, Hajiesmaili, Ehsan, Zhao, Huichan, Wood, Robert J., Clarke, David R.

“…Soft robotics represents a new set of technologies aimed at operating in natural environments and near the human body. To interact with their environment, soft…”
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Controlled flight of a microrobot powered by soft artificial muscles by Chen, Yufeng, Zhao, Huichan, Mao, Jie, Chirarattananon, Pakpong, Helbling, E. Farrell, Hyun, Nak-seung Patrick, Clarke, David R., Wood, Robert J.

“…Flying insects capable of navigating in highly cluttered natural environments can withstand in-flight collisions because of the combination of their low…”
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Multilayer Dielectric Elastomers for Fast, Programmable Actuation without Prestretch by Duduta, Mihai, Wood, Robert J., Clarke, David R.

“…A novel method for the fabrication of dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) combines acrylic polymers and single wall carbon nanotube network electrodes. DEAs…”
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An integrated design and fabrication strategy for entirely soft, autonomous robots by Wehner, Michael, Truby, Ryan L., Fitzgerald, Daniel J., Mosadegh, Bobak, Whitesides, George M., Lewis, Jennifer A., Wood, Robert J.

“…An untethered, entirely soft robot is designed to operate autonomously by combining microfluidic logic and hydrogen peroxide as an on-board fuel supply…”
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Origami-inspired miniature manipulator for teleoperated microsurgery by Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Wood, Robert J.

“…The use of a structure with a remote fixed point around which a mechanism can rotate is called remote centre of motion (RCM). The technique is widely used in…”
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Controllable water surface to underwater transition through electrowetting in a hybrid terrestrial-aquatic microrobot by Chen, Yufeng, Doshi, Neel, Goldberg, Benjamin, Wang, Hongqiang, Wood, Robert J.

“…Several animal species demonstrate remarkable locomotive capabilities on land, on water, and under water. A hybrid terrestrial-aquatic robot with similar…”
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Soft Somatosensitive Actuators via Embedded 3D Printing by Truby, Ryan L., Wehner, Michael, Grosskopf, Abigail K., Vogt, Daniel M., Uzel, Sebastien G. M., Wood, Robert J., Lewis, Jennifer A.

“…Humans possess manual dexterity, motor skills, and other physical abilities that rely on feedback provided by the somatosensory system. Herein, a method is…”
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Controlled Flight of a Biologically Inspired, Insect-Scale Robot by Ma, Kevin Y., Chirarattananon, Pakpong, Fuller, Sawyer B., Wood, Robert J.

“…Flies are among the most agile flying creatures on Earth. To mimic this aerial prowess in a similarly sized robot requires tiny, high-efficiency mechanical…”
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Embedded 3D Printing of Strain Sensors within Highly Stretchable Elastomers by Muth, Joseph T., Vogt, Daniel M., Truby, Ryan L., Mengüç, Yiğit, Kolesky, David B., Wood, Robert J., Lewis, Jennifer A.

“…A new method, embedded‐3D printing (e‐3DP), is reported for fabricating strain sensors within highly conformal and extensible elastomeric matrices. e‐3DP…”
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Masked Deposition of Gallium-Indium Alloys for Liquid-Embedded Elastomer Conductors by Kramer, Rebecca K., Majidi, Carmel, Wood, Robert J.

“…A fabrication method is introduced that utilizes masked deposition and selective wetting to produce hyperelastic electronic circuits that are composed of a…”
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A 3D-printed, functionally graded soft robot powered by combustion by Bartlett, Nicholas W., Tolley, Michael T., Overvelde, Johannes T. B., Weaver, James C., Mosadegh, Bobak, Bertoldi, Katia, Whitesides, George M., Wood, Robert J.

“…Roboticists have begun to design biologically inspired robots with soft or partially soft bodies, which have the potential to be more robust and adaptable, and…”
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Multi-segment soft robotic fingers enable robust precision grasping by Teeple, Clark B, Koutros, Theodore N, Graule, Moritz A, Wood, Robert J.

“…In this work, we discuss the design of soft robotic fingers for robust precision grasping. Through a conceptual analysis of the finger shape and compliance…”
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Compact Dielectric Elastomer Linear Actuators by Zhao, Huichan, Hussain, Aftab M., Duduta, Mihai, Vogt, Daniel M., Wood, Robert J., Clarke, David R.

“…The design and fabrication of a rolled dielectric elastomer actuator is described and the parametric dependence of the displacement and blocked force on the…”
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Deep Machine Learning Techniques for the Detection and Classification of Sperm Whale Bioacoustics by Bermant, Peter C., Bronstein, Michael M., Wood, Robert J., Gero, Shane, Gruber, David F.

“…We implemented Machine Learning (ML) techniques to advance the study of sperm whale ( Physeter macrocephalus ) bioacoustics. This entailed employing…”
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A Dexterous Soft Robotic Hand for Delicate In-Hand Manipulation by Abondance, Sylvain, Teeple, Clark B., Wood, Robert J.

“…In this letter, we show that soft robotic hands provide a robust means of performing basic primitives of in-hand manipulation in the presence of uncertainty…”
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Design and Characterization of a Soft Multi-Axis Force Sensor Using Embedded Microfluidic Channels by Vogt, Daniel M., Park, Yong-Lae, Wood, Robert J.

“…Thin, highly compliant sensing skins could provide valuable information for a host of grasping and locomotion tasks with minimal impact on the host system. We…”
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Increasing the Dimensionality of Soft Microstructures through Injection‐Induced Self‐Folding by Ranzani, Tommaso, Russo, Sheila, Bartlett, Nicholas W., Wehner, Michael, Wood, Robert J.

“…Devices fabricated using soft materials have been a major research focus of late, capturing the attention of scientists and laypersons alike in a wide range of…”
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