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Inchworm Locomotion

Inchworm Locomotion is a bio-inspired soft locomotion method that achieves directed movement through a cyclic pattern of longitudinal compression and extension, mimicking the kinematic gait of an inchworm.

137

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6.8K

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510

Authors

156

Institutions

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2017–2026

55

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Publications

137

Kinesin Walks Hand-Over-Hand

Michio Tomishige, Ronald D. Vale, Paul R. Selvin · Science · 2003 · 993 citations

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Humidity‐ and Photo‐Induced Mechanical Actuation of Cross‐Linked Liquid Crystal Polymers

Yuyun Liu, Bo Xu, Shengtong Sun et al. · Advanced Materials · 2016 · 274 citations

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Omega-Shaped Inchworm-Inspired Crawling Robot With Large-Index-and-Pitch (LIP) SMA Spring Actuators

Je‐Sung Koh, Kyu‐Jin Cho · IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics · 2012 · 236 citations

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Inchworm Inspired Multimodal Soft Robots With Crawling, Climbing, and Transitioning Locomotion

Yifan Zhang, Dezhi Yang, Peinan Yan et al. · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 2021 · 154 citations

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Robot self-assembly by folding: A printed inchworm robot

Samuel M. Felton, Michael T. Tolley, Çağdaş D. Önal et al. · 2013 · 141 citations

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Authors

510

  1. GY
    Guozheng Yan

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

    5 publications · 166 citations

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  2. PD
    Paolo Dario

    Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy

    5 publications · 327 citations

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  3. JG
    Jinyang Gao

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    5 publications · 166 citations

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  4. YG
    Yisheng Guan

    Guangdong University of Technology, China

    4 publications · 109 citations

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  5. KC
    Kyu‐Jin Cho

    Seoul National University, South Korea

    4 publications · 400 citations

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Institutions

156

  1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, China

    7 h-index

    27 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

    Pisa, Italy

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    859 citations

  4. Seoul National University

    Seoul, South Korea

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    856 citations

  5. Beihang University

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    496 citations

  6. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    379 citations

  7. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    316 citations

  8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

    Tokyo, Japan

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    94 citations

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Venues

  1. Robotica

    6 publications · 135 citations

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  2. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

    5 publications · 176 citations

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  3. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

    5 publications · 489 citations

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  4. 2019 2nd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft)

    Conference · 4 publications · 117 citations

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  5. Journal of Bionic Engineering

    3 publications · 81 citations

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