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Grip as Needed, Glide on Demand: Ultrasonic Lubrication for Robotic Locomotion
Mostafa A. Atalla, Daan van Bemmel, Jack Cummings +3
Friction is the essential mediator of terrestrial locomotion, yet in robotic systems it is almost always treated as a passive property fixed by surface materials and conditions. He…
OSCAR: An Ovipositor-Inspired Self-Propelling Capsule Robot for Colonoscopy
Mostafa A. Atalla, Anand S. Sekar, Remi van Starkenburg +4
Self-propelling robotic capsules eliminate shaft looping of conventional colonoscopy, reducing patient discomfort. However, reliably moving within the slippery, viscoelastic enviro…
Active Lubrication of Transluminal Medical Instruments
Mostafa A. Atalla, Jelte Nieuwenhuis, Alan Martin +6
Transluminal minimally invasive surgery uses natural orifices and small incisions to access internal anatomical structures, promoting quicker recovery and reduced morbidity. Howeve…
3D Printable Gradient Lattice Design for Multi-Stiffness Robotic Fingers
Siebe J. Schouten, Tomas Steenman, Rens File +5
Human fingers achieve exceptional dexterity and adaptability by combining structures with varying stiffness levels, from soft tissues (low) to tendons and cartilage (medium) to bon…
Mechanically-Inflatable Bio-Inspired Locomotion for Robotic Pipeline Inspection
Mostafa A. Atalla, Fabian Trauzettel, Sebastiaan P. van Gelder +3
Pipelines, vital for fluid transport, pose an important yet challenging inspection task, particularly in small, flexible biological systems, that robots have yet to master. In this…
Incompressible Squeeze-Film Levitation
Mostafa A. Atalla, Ron A. J. van Ostayen, Aimée Sakes +1
Transverse vibrations can induce the non-linear compression of a thin film of air to levitate objects, via the squeeze film effect. This phenomenon is well captured by the Reynolds…