Review: Advanced Drive Technologies for Bionic Soft Robots

IF 4.9 3区计算机科学 Q1 ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Bionic Engineering Pub Date : 2025-02-06 DOI:10.1007/s42235-025-00664-1

Chengyao Deng, Zhenkun Li

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Abstract

This article provides a comprehensive exploration of the current research landscape in the field of soft actuation technology applied to bio-inspired soft robots. In sharp contrast to their conventional rigid counterparts, bio-inspired soft robots are primarily constructed from flexible materials, conferring upon them remarkable adaptability and flexibility to execute a multitude of tasks in complex environments. However, the classification of their driving technology poses a significant challenge owing to the diverse array of employed driving mechanisms and materials. Here, we classify several common soft actuation methods from the perspectives of the sources of motion in bio-inspired soft robots and their bio-inspired objects, effectively filling the classification system of soft robots, especially bio-inspired soft robots. Then, we summarize the driving principles and structures of various common driving methods from the perspective of bionics, and discuss the latest developments in the field of soft robot actuation from the perspective of driving modalities and methodologies. We then discuss the application directions of bio-inspired soft robots and the latest developments in each direction. Finally, after an in-depth review of various soft bio-inspired robot driving technologies in recent years, we summarize the issues and challenges encountered in the advancement of soft robot actuation technology.

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本文全面探讨了当前应用于生物启发软机器人的软驱动技术领域的研究现状。与传统的刚性机器人形成鲜明对比的是，生物启发软体机器人主要由柔性材料制成，这赋予了它们在复杂环境中执行多种任务的出色适应性和灵活性。然而，由于采用的驱动机制和材料多种多样，对其驱动技术进行分类是一项重大挑战。在此，我们从生物启发软机器人的运动源及其生物启发对象的角度，对几种常见的软驱动方法进行了分类，有效地填补了软机器人，尤其是生物启发软机器人的分类体系。然后，我们从仿生学的角度总结了各种常见驱动方法的驱动原理和结构，并从驱动模式和方法论的角度探讨了软机器人驱动领域的最新发展。然后，我们讨论了生物启发软机器人的应用方向以及各个方向的最新进展。最后，在深入回顾近年来各种生物启发软机器人驱动技术之后，我们总结了软机器人驱动技术发展过程中遇到的问题和挑战。

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来源期刊

Journal of Bionic Engineering 工程技术-材料科学：生物材料

CiteScore

7.10

自引率

10.00%

发文量

162

审稿时长

10.0 months

期刊介绍： The Journal of Bionic Engineering (JBE) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research papers and reviews that apply the knowledge learned from nature and biological systems to solve concrete engineering problems. The topics that JBE covers include but are not limited to: Mechanisms, kinematical mechanics and control of animal locomotion, development of mobile robots with walking (running and crawling), swimming or flying abilities inspired by animal locomotion. Structures, morphologies, composition and physical properties of natural and biomaterials; fabrication of new materials mimicking the properties and functions of natural and biomaterials. Biomedical materials, artificial organs and tissue engineering for medical applications; rehabilitation equipment and devices. Development of bioinspired computation methods and artificial intelligence for engineering applications.