The field of soft robotics has witnessed impressive progress in recent decades,driven by the necessity to develop robotic systems that are more adaptable,flexible,and user-friendly.Biomimetic soft robotics,inspired by...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62306185);the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation,China(2024A1515012065);the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program,China(JSGGKQTD 20221101115656029 and KJZD20230923113801004).
In recent years,humanoid robots have gained significant attention due to their potential to revolutionize various industries,from healthcare to manufacturing.A key factor driving this transformation is the advancement...
support by the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs,Regional Development and Energy(StMWi)for the Lighthouse Initiative KI.FABRIK(Phase 1:Infrastructure and the research and development program under grant no.DIK0249).
Recent advancements in robotics have transformed industries such as manufacturing,logistics,surgery,and planetary exploration.A key challenge is developing efficient motion planning algorithms that allow robots to nav...
supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91748131,62006229,and 61771471);in part by Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62303454);in part by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Science(XDB32050106);in part by the InnoHK Project.
Humans excel at dexterous manipulation;however,achieving human-level dexterity remains a significant challenge for robots.Technological breakthroughs in the design of anthropomorphic robotic hands,as well as advanceme...
supported by the teaching funding of TUM School of Engineering and Design.
Tendon-driven continuum robots(TDCR)are widely used in various engineering disciplines due to their exceptional flexibility and dexterity.However,their complex structure often leads to significant manufacturing costs ...
supported by Jiangsu(Industry Foresight and Key Core Technology)Key Research and Development Project(BE2022137);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51675358).
A physically feasible,reliable,and safe motion is essential for robot operation.A parameterization-based trajectory planning approach is proposed for an 8-DOF manipulator with multiple constraints.The inverse kinemati...
supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62203126);the Science and Technology Plan Project of Guangdong Province(2023A0505010014);the Innovation and Technology Commission of the HKSAR Government under the InnoHK Initiative,and in part by the Key Areas R&D Program of Dongguan City(20201200300062);the GDAS’Project of Science and Technology Development(2022GDASZH-2022010108).
Inspired by Model Predictive Interaction Control(MPIC),this paper proposes differential models for estimating contact geometric parameters and normal-friction forces and formulates an optimal control problem with mult...
supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62373223);the Open Research Projects of the State Key Laboratory of Robotics(2023-010).
Position and velocity estimation are the key technologies to improve the motion control ability of humanoid robots.Aiming at solving the positioning problem of humanoid robots,we have designed a legged odometry algori...
funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme(101070328);UWE researchers were funded by the UK Research and Innovation(10044516).
Soft robots can exhibit better performance in specific tasks compared to conventional robots,particularly in healthcare related tasks.However,the field of soft robotics is still young,and designing them often involves...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U21A20119,62103395,and 51975550).
The ability of bipedal humanoid robots to walk adaptively on varied terrain is a critical challenge for practical applications,drawing substantial attention from academic and industrial research communities in recent ...