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Variable Stiffness Grippers

Variable Stiffness Grippers is a type of robotic end-effector that belongs to the broader class of soft grippers and is distinguished by its ability to actively modulate its mechanical stiffness during operation, enabling adaptive interaction with objects of varying fragility, geometry, and weight.

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2.4K

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188

Authors

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2017–2026

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Publications

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A Novel, Variable Stiffness Robotic Gripper Based on Integrated Soft Actuating and Particle Jamming

Ying Wei, Yonghua Chen, Tao Ren et al. · Soft Robotics · 2016 · 331 citations

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Design of a Variable Stiffness Soft Dexterous Gripper

Loai A. T. Al-Abeach, Samia Nefti‐Meziani, Steve Davis · Soft Robotics · 2017 · 151 citations · Full text

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A soft gripper with variable stiffness inspired by pangolin scales, toothed pneumatic actuator and autonomous controller

Tao Sun, Yuanlong Chen, Tianyu Han et al. · Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 2019 · 148 citations

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A Novel Fabric-Based Versatile and Stiffness-Tunable Soft Gripper Integrating Soft Pneumatic Fingers and Wrist

Yanqiong Fei, Jiangbei Wang, Wu Pang · Soft Robotics · 2018 · 134 citations

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Adaptive Variable Stiffness Particle Phalange for Robust and Durable Robotic Grasping

Jianshu Zhou, Yonghua Chen, Yong Hu et al. · Soft Robotics · 2020 · 102 citations

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Authors

188

  1. YC
    Yonghua Chen

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    5 publications · 632 citations

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  2. SN
    Samia Nefti‐Meziani

    University of Salford, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 229 citations

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  3. YY
    Yang Yang

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    3 publications · 440 citations

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  4. SD
    Steve Davis

    University of Salford, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 210 citations

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  5. YF
    Yanqiong Fei

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

    2 publications · 219 citations

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Institutions

62

  1. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    5 h-index

    19 publications

    3.3K citations

  2. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, China

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    1K citations

  3. Harbin Institute of Technology

    Harbin, China

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    255 citations

  4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    496 citations

  5. University of Salford

    Salford, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    595 citations

  6. Sungkyunkwan University

    Seoul, South Korea

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    154 citations

  7. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

    Buffalo, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    166 citations

  8. Chongqing University

    Chongqing, China

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    303 citations

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Venues

  1. Soft Robotics

    SoRo · 8 publications · 838 citations

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  2. Actuators

    2 publications · 59 citations

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  3. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

    2 publications · 108 citations

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  4. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

    2 publications · 113 citations

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  5. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

    2 publications · 107 citations

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