Outputs (3)

Multimodal locomotion ultra-thin soft robots for exploration of narrow spaces (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Li, S., Chang, J.-C., Liu, J., Axinte, D., & Dong, X. (2024). Multimodal locomotion ultra-thin soft robots for exploration of narrow spaces. Nature Communications, 15, Article 6296. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50598-1

From power plants on land to bridges over the sea, safety-critical built environments require periodic inspections for detecting issues to avoid functional discontinuities of these installations. However, navigation paths in these environments are us... Read More about Multimodal locomotion ultra-thin soft robots for exploration of narrow spaces.

Machining SiC fibre reinforced metal matrix composites – How do different matrix materials affect the cutting performance? (2024)
Journal Article
Zan, S., Liao, Z., Mypati, O., Axinte, D., M'Saoubi, R., Walsh, M., & Robles-Linares, J. A. (2024). Machining SiC fibre reinforced metal matrix composites – How do different matrix materials affect the cutting performance?. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 73(1), 53-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2024.04.060

SiC fibre reinforced metal matrix composites find widespread application but show major machining difficulties due to significant variations in constituents' properties. In this sense, while the SiC fibre plays significant strengthening effects, the... Read More about Machining SiC fibre reinforced metal matrix composites – How do different matrix materials affect the cutting performance?.

Modelling of modular soft robots: From a single to multiple building blocks (2024)
Journal Article
Atia, M. G., Mohammad, A., Gameros, A., Axinte, D., & Wright, I. (2024). Modelling of modular soft robots: From a single to multiple building blocks. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 174, Article 104622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2024.104622

Despite the advances in soft robots, their modelling is still one of the research challenges due to the complexity and non-linearity of their soft nature. A novel design of reconfigurable soft robots was recently introduced to bring more maturity to... Read More about Modelling of modular soft robots: From a single to multiple building blocks.