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ReviewMicromachines2023

Bioinspiration and Biomimetic Art in Robotic Grippers.

Van Pho Nguyen, Sunil Bohra Dhyan, Vu Mai, Boon Siew Han, Wai Tuck Chow

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Review in Micromachines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Passive adaptive grippers: a mini-review.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2026
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  5. Biomimetic Origami: A Biological Influence in Design.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Van Pho NguyenSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
Sunil Bohra DhyanSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-8355-8998
Vu MaiFaculty of Engineering, Dong Nai Technology University, Bien Hoa City 76000, Vietnam.
Boon Siew HanSchaeffler Hub for Advanced Research at NTU, Singapore 637460, Singapore.
Wai Tuck ChowSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-4764-0166

Funding

Agency for Science, Technology and Research IAF-ICP Programme I2001E0067 and the Schaeffler Hub for Advanced Research at NTU
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The autonomous manipulation of objects by robotic grippers has made significant strides in enhancing both human daily life and various industries. Within a brief span, a multitude of research endeavours and gripper designs have emerged, drawing inspiration primarily from biological mechanisms. It is within this context that our study takes centre stage, with the aim of conducting a meticulous review of bioinspired grippers. This exploration involved a nuanced classification framework encompassing a range of parameters, including operating principles, material compositions, actuation methods, design intricacies, fabrication techniques, and the multifaceted applications into which these grippers seamlessly integrate. Our comprehensive investigation unveiled gripper designs that brim with a depth of intricacy, rendering them indispensable across a spectrum of real-world scenarios. These bioinspired grippers with a predominant emphasis on animal-inspired solutions have become pivotal tools that not only mirror nature's genius but also significantly enrich various domains through their versatility.

Indexed as

bioinspired gripperbiomimetic gripperconventional gripperhybrid gripperrobotic grippersoft gripper

Identifiers

PMID37763934
PMCPMC10535325

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