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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2024

Soft Fibrous Syringe Architecture for Electricity-Free and Motorless Control of Flexible Robotic Systems.

Chi Cong Nguyen, Trung Thien Hoang, James Davies, Phuoc Thien Phan, Mai Thanh Thai, Emanuele Nicotra, Amr Al Abed, Hien A Tran, Thanh An Truong, Bibhu Sharma and 6 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. LEGO-like Origami Robots Standardize Structure Design of Soft Robots.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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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

16 authors.

Chi Cong NguyenGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Tyree Institute of Health Engineering (IHealthE), UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Trung Thien HoangGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Tyree Institute of Health Engineering (IHealthE), UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
James DaviesGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Tyree Institute of Health Engineering (IHealthE), UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Phuoc Thien PhanGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Tyree Institute of Health Engineering (IHealthE), UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Mai Thanh ThaiGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Tyree Institute of Health Engineering (IHealthE), UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Emanuele NicotraGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Tyree Institute of Health Engineering (IHealthE), UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Amr Al AbedGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Tyree Institute of Health Engineering (IHealthE), UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Hien A TranGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Tyree Institute of Health Engineering (IHealthE), UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Thanh An TruongSchool of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Bibhu SharmaGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Tyree Institute of Health Engineering (IHealthE), UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Adrienne JiGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Tyree Institute of Health Engineering (IHealthE), UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Kefan ZhuGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Tyree Institute of Health Engineering (IHealthE), UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Chun Hui WangSchool of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Hoang-Phuong PhanSchool of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Nigel Hamilton LovellGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Tyree Institute of Health Engineering (IHealthE), UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
Thanh Nho DoGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Tyree Institute of Health Engineering (IHealthE), UNSW Sydney, Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4980-5251

Funding

Google Research Scholar Award PS66605UNSW 3Rs Grant RG192608-LUNSW Goldstar Award PS68253UNSW Scientia Fellowship PS46197-A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flexible robotic systems (FRSs) and wearable user interfaces (WUIs) have been widely used in medical fields, offering lower infection risk and shorter recovery, and supporting amiable human-machine interactions (HMIs). Recently, soft electric, thermal, magnetic, and fluidic actuators with enhanced safety and compliance have innovatively boosted the use of FRSs and WUIs across many sectors. Among them, soft hydraulic actuators offer great speed, low noise, and high force density. However, they currently require bulky electric motors/pumps, pistons, valves, rigid accessories, and complex controllers, which inherently result in high cost, low adaptation, and complex setups. This paper introduces a novel soft fibrous syringe architecture (SFSA) consisting of two or more hydraulically connected soft artificial muscles that enable electricity-free actuation, motorless control, and built-in sensing ability for use in FRSs and WUIs. Its capabilities are experimentally demonstrated with various robotic applications including teleoperated flexible catheters, cable-driven continuum robotic arms, and WUIs. In addition, its sensing abilities to detect passive and active touch, surface texture, and object stiffness are also proven. These excellent results demonstrate a high feasibility of using a current-free and motor-less control approach for the FRSs and WUIs, enabling new methods of sensing and actuation across the robotic field.

Indexed as

motorlesssoft robotic armsoft roboticssoft syringeteleoperated systems

Identifiers

PMID39159303
PMCPMC11497036

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