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20192026
most citedUltra-fast, programmable, and electronics-free soft robots enabled by snapping metacaps

58 citations · 86 across the 4 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

cs.RO2026

Interdisciplinary Workshop on Mechanical Intelligence: Summary Report

Victoria A. Webster-Wood, Nicholas Gravish, Amir Alavi +37

This report provides a summary of the outcomes of the Interdisciplinary Workshop on Mechanical Intelligence held in 2024. Mechanical Intelligence (MI) represents the phenomenon tha…

q-bio.QM2024

Global dynamical structures from infinitesimal data

Benjamin McInroe, Robert J. Full, Daniel E. Koditschek +1

Scientists and engineers alike target modeling of complex, high dimensional, and nonlinear dynamical systems as a central goal. Machine learning breakthroughs alongside mounting co…

cs.RO2022★ 58 cited

Ultra-fast, programmable, and electronics-free soft robots enabled by snapping metacaps

Lishuai Jin, Yueying Yang, Bryan O. Torres Maldonado +4

Soft robots have a myriad of potentials because of their intrinsically compliant bodies, enabling safe interactions with humans and adaptability to unpredictable environments. Howe…

physics.bio-ph2021★ 28 cited

Mechanical principles of dynamic terrestrial self-righting using wings

Chen Li, Chad C. Kessens, Ronald S. Fearing +1

Terrestrial animals and robots are susceptible to flipping-over during rapid locomotion in complex terrains. However, small robots are less capable of self-righting from an upside-…

physics.bio-ph2019

Terradynamically streamlined shapes in animals and robots enhances traversability through densely cluttered terrain

Chen Li, Andrew O. Pullin, Duncan W. Haldane +3

Many animals, modern aircraft, and underwater vehicles use streamlined body shapes that reduce fluid dynamic drag to achieve fast and effective locomotion in air and water. Similar…

physics.bio-ph2019

Cockroaches use diverse strategies to self-right on the ground

Chen Li, Toni Wöhrl, Han K. Lam +1

Terrestrial animals often must self-right from an upside-down orientation on the ground to survive. Here, we compared self-righting strategies of the Madagascar hissing, American,…