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Automated design of soft-rigid hybrid robots for dynamic locomotion
Hiroki Kobayashi, Yuki Takaha, Changyoung Yuhn +4
Rigid-bodied robots often lack compliance needed to adapt to unstructured environments, while fully soft robots, though highly adaptable, struggle with scalability and load capacit…
Computational co-design of structure and feedback controller for locomoting soft robots
Yuki Sato, Changyoung Yuhn, Hiroki Kobayashi +2
Soft robots have gained significant attention due to their flexibility and safety, particularly in human-centric applications. The co-design of structure and controller in soft rob…
Computational synthesis of locomotive soft robots by topology optimization
Hiroki Kobayashi, Farzad Gholami, S. Macrae Montgomery +7
Locomotive soft robots (SoRos) have gained prominence due to their adaptability. Traditional locomotive SoRo design is based on limb structures inspired by biological organisms and…
4D topology optimization: Integrated optimization of the structure and self-actuation of soft bodies for dynamic motions
Changyoung Yuhn, Yuki Sato, Hiroki Kobayashi +2
Topology optimization is a powerful tool utilized in various fields for structural design. However, its application has primarily been restricted to static or passively moving obje…
Topology optimization of locomoting soft bodies using material point method
Yuki Sato, Hiroki Kobayashi, Changyoung Yuhn +3
Topology optimization methods have widely been used in various industries, owing to their potential for providing promising design candidates for mechanical devices. However, their…