Piecewise Affine Curvature model: a reduced-order model for soft robot-environment interaction beyond PCC

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Piecewise Affine Curvature model: a reduced-order model for soft robot-environment interaction beyond PCC

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Frequency response of fiber reinforced DEAs

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Gas Sensing with Rotary-Wing Nano Aerial Vehicles

Permanently magnetized elastomer rotating actuator using traveling waves