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Octopus-inspired Distributed Control for Soft Robotic Arms: A Graph Neural Network-Based Attention Policy with Environmental Interaction
Linxin Hou, Qirui Wu, Zhihang Qin +2
The paper introduces SoftGM, a graph‑neural‑network based distributed control system for segmented soft robotic arms that learns to reach targets while discovering obstacles online…
Unified Structural-Hydrodynamic Modeling of Underwater Underactuated Mechanisms and Soft Robots
Chenrui Zhang, Yiyuan Zhang, Yunfei Ye +3
Underwater robots are widely deployed for ocean exploration and manipulation. Underactuated mechanisms are advantageous in aquatic environments because reducing actuator count lowe…
Shape Control of a Planar Hyper-Redundant Robot via Hybrid Kinematics-Informed and Learning-based Approach
Yuli Song, Wenbo Li, Wenci Xin +3
Hyper-redundant robots offer high dexterity, making them good at operating in confined and unstructured environments. To extend the reachable workspace, we built a multi-segment fl…
Soft yet Effective Robots via Holistic Co-Design
Maximilian Stölzle, Niccolò Pagliarani, Francesco Stella +6
Soft robots promise inherent safety via their material compliance for seamless interactions with humans or delicate environments. Yet, their development is challenging because it r…