Contents
26 September 2018
Vol 3, Issue 22
Vol 3, Issue 22
Focus
- Design of a multi-agent, fiber composite digital fabrication system
Swarm-based fabrication of interwoven composite tubes can help create architectural-scale structures effectively and efficiently.
Research Articles
- Rotorigami: A rotary origami protective system for robotic rotorcraft
An origami-inspired rotary protective system improved the crash robustness of robotic rotorcraft.
- Linear and rotational microhydraulic actuators driven by electrowetting
Electrowetting microhydraulic actuators demonstrated high power density and efficiency and improved when scaled to smaller dimensions.
- A skin-inspired tactile sensor for smart prosthetics
A skin-inspired tactile sensor achieved transduction of digital-frequency signals by an inductance-capacitance oscillation mechanism.
- OmniSkins: Robotic skins that turn inanimate objects into multifunctional robots
Robotic skins are planar substrates with embedded actuation and sensing that can wrap around soft objects to turn them into robots.
About The Cover
ONLINE COVER Powerful and Precise. Conventional motor technologies are heavy, lack flexibility, and do not retain efficiency or power density at small scales. Kedzierski and Holihan developed linear and rotational microhydraulic actuators that have high power density and efficiency and that improved when scaled to smaller dimensions. Such lightweight, flexible, and accurate actuators may find many applications in soft robotics and biomedicine. [CREDIT: GLEN COOPER/MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY]