Contents
06 December 2016
Vol 1, Issue 1
Vol 1, Issue 1
Editorial
- Science for robotics and robotics for science
Science Robotics has been launched to cover the most important advances in robots and their applications.
Review
- Soft robotics: Technologies and systems pushing the boundaries of robot abilities
Soft materials and deformable structures have given robots the ability to stretch, squash, climb, and morph, with potential for biodegradability and self-healing.
Research Articles
- Optoelectronically innervated soft prosthetic hand via stretchable optical waveguides
Stretchable optical waveguides can sense curvature, elongation, and force in a prosthetic hand.
- Robotic vertical jumping agility via series-elastic power modulation
Animal agility studies inspired a leg mechanism that improves power modulation and a high-jumping and wall-jumping robot.
- Hybrid EEG/EOG-based brain/neural hand exoskeleton restores fully independent daily living activities after quadriplegia
A noninvasive, hybrid brain/neural hand exoskeleton restored intuitive control of grasping motion, restoring independent activities to quadriplegics.
- Motor learning affects car-to-driver handover in automated vehicles
A human driver requires a period of motor adaptation to resume normal steering after taking control of an automated vehicle.
About The Cover
ONLINE COVER A Hop, Skip, and a JUMP! Shown is the integrated robotic platform Salto. Optimal jumping requires the efficient use of instantaneous power from the combined and modulated motion of muscle and tendon, often exceeding what can be achieved by muscle alone. Drawing inspiration from animal agility studies, Haldane et al. developed a leg mechanism with improved power modulation to create a robot with exceptional single jump and sequential jumping capabilities. Science Robotics is launching to promote the communication of fundamental research, general principles, original developments, and new applications of robotics. [CREDIT: D. HALDANE]
