Amphibious Miniature Soft Jumping Robot with On-Demand In-Flight Maneuver.

ABSTRACT: In nature, some semiaquatic arthropods evolve biomechanics for jumping on the water surface with the controlled burst of kinetic energy. Emulating these creatures, miniature jumping robots deployable on the water surface have been developed, but few of them achieve the controllability comparable to biological systems. The limited controllability and agility of miniature robots constrain their applications, especially in the biomedical field where dexterous and precise manipulation is required. Herein, an insect-scale magnetoelastic robot with improved controllability is designed. The robot can adaptively regulate its energy output to generate controllable jumping motion by tuning magnetic and elastic strain energy. Dynamic and kinematic models are developed to predict the jumping trajector

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288233 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature