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Bi-stable thin soft robot for in-plane locomotion in narrow space (2025)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Liu, Y., Tu, J., Chang, J.-C., Wang, F., Axinte, D., & Dong, X. (2025). Bi-stable thin soft robot for in-plane locomotion in narrow space. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 10(7), 6568-6575. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2025.3568605

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs), also recognised as artificial muscle, have been widely developed for the soft locomotion robot. With the complaint skeleton and miniaturised dimension, they are well suited for the narrow space inspection. In th... Read More about Bi-stable thin soft robot for in-plane locomotion in narrow space.

Fast-moving thin soft-rigid hybrid robot driven by in-plane dielectric elastomer actuator (2025)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Chang, J.-C., Li, S., He, C., Wang, F., Axinte, D., & Dong, X. (2025). Fast-moving thin soft-rigid hybrid robot driven by in-plane dielectric elastomer actuator. Smart Materials and Structures, 34(5), Article 055005. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/add067

In-plane thin dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) represent a promising solution for miniaturised soft robots capable of navigating confined spaces. However, most existing in-plane DEAs are either fabricated using off-the-shelf materials or rely on... Read More about Fast-moving thin soft-rigid hybrid robot driven by in-plane dielectric elastomer actuator.

Development of a Continuum Robot with inflatable Stiffness-adjustable Elements for In-situ Repair of Aeroengines (2025)
Journal Article
Chang, J.-C., Dai, H., Wang, X., Axinte, D., & Dong, X. (2025). Development of a Continuum Robot with inflatable Stiffness-adjustable Elements for In-situ Repair of Aeroengines. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 95, Article 103018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2025.103018

Continuum robots, with their slender configuration and high redundancy, gain increasing interest in industrial applications such as intervention within confined spaces. However, when the robot end effector is required to travel a long distance, the e... Read More about Development of a Continuum Robot with inflatable Stiffness-adjustable Elements for In-situ Repair of Aeroengines.

Development of a continuum robot with inflatable stiffness-adjustable elements for in-situ repair of aeroengines (2025)
Journal Article
Chang, J.-C., Dai, H., Wang, X., Axinte, D., & Dong, X. (2025). Development of a continuum robot with inflatable stiffness-adjustable elements for in-situ repair of aeroengines. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 95, Article 103018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2025.103018

Continuum robots, with their slender configuration and high redundancy, gain increasing interest in industrial applications such as intervention within confined spaces. However, when the robot end effector is required to travel a long distance, the e... Read More about Development of a continuum robot with inflatable stiffness-adjustable elements for in-situ repair of aeroengines.

Decoding physical sensor signals to reveal chip formation and surface deformation: An example in machining nickel-based superalloys (2025)
Journal Article
Mypati, O., Robles-Linares, J. A., Zan, S., Axinte, D., & Liao, Z. (2025). Decoding physical sensor signals to reveal chip formation and surface deformation: An example in machining nickel-based superalloys. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 225, Article 112297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2024.112297

The current research aims to provide a basic understanding of decoding sensor signals with chip formation and surface integrity during the machining of Ni-based superalloys. Force signal analysis provides cutting energy information, offering insight... Read More about Decoding physical sensor signals to reveal chip formation and surface deformation: An example in machining nickel-based superalloys.

Understanding friction and superelasticity in tendon-driven continuum robots (2024)
Journal Article
Raimondi, L., Russo, M., Dong, X., & Axinte, D. (2024). Understanding friction and superelasticity in tendon-driven continuum robots. Mechatronics, 104, Article 103241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2024.103241

Tendon-driven continuum robots are conventionally modeled with either discrete or differential representations of their shapes, which neglect the physical design of the robot itself. As each segment of these robotic systems is usually realized by alt... Read More about Understanding friction and superelasticity in tendon-driven continuum robots.

Investigation on a Class of 2D Profile Amplified Stroke Dielectric Elastomer Actuators (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Raimondi, L., Axinte, D., & Dong, X. (2025). Investigation on a Class of 2D Profile Amplified Stroke Dielectric Elastomer Actuators. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 17(3), Article 031008. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066131

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) have been widely studied in soft robotics due to their muscle-like movements. Linear DEAs are typically tensioned using compression springs with positive stiffness or weights directly attached to the flexible fil... Read More about Investigation on a Class of 2D Profile Amplified Stroke Dielectric Elastomer Actuators.

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.

Helical Routing: Decoupling Segments of Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots (2024)
Journal Article
Russo, M., Wild, S., Dong, X., & Axinte, D. (2025). Helical Routing: Decoupling Segments of Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 30(3), 2257-2269. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2024.3427408

Tendon-driven continuum robots are slender, flexible manipulators, actuated by pulling and releasing tendons routed through their bodies. These tendons are conventionally routed through straight channels to simplify manufacturing, but this design sol... Read More about Helical Routing: Decoupling Segments of Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots.

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?.