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GROWBOT - Towards a new generation of plantinspired growing artefacts

T. Speck, M. Thielen, B. Mazzolai et al.

REPORT 2018 FIT FREIBURG CENTER FOR INTERACTIVE MATERIALS AND BIOINSPIRED TECHNOLOGIES

Remotely Light-Powered Soft Fluidic Actuators Based on Plasmonic-Driven Phase Transitions in Elastic Constraint

Fabian Meder, Giovanna Adele Naselli, Ali Sadeghi, Barbara Mazzolai

Advanced Materials

Passive Morphological Adaptation for Obstacle Avoidance in a Self-Growing Robot Produced by Additive Manufacturing

Ali Sadeghi, Emanuela Del Dottore, Alessio Mondini, Barbara Mazzolai

Soft Robotics

Characterization of the Growing From the Tip as Robot Locomotion Strategy

Emanuela Del Dottore, Alessio Mondini, Ali Sadeghi, Barbara Mazzolai

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

6

The softness distribution index: towards the creation of guidelines for the modeling of soft-bodied robots

Giovanna A Naselli, Barbara Mazzolai

The International Journal of Robotics Research

Plant‐Inspired Soft Bistable Structures Based on Hygroscopic Electrospun Nanofibers

Dario Lunni, Matteo Cianchetti, Carlo Filippeschi, Edoardo Sinibaldi, Barbara Mazzolai

Advanced Materials Interfaces

Taking inspiration from climbing plants: methodologies and benchmarks—a review

Fiorello, Isabella. Del Dottore, Emanuela. Tramacere, Francesca. Mazzolai, Barbara

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

1

Living Plant‐Hybrid Generators for Multidirectional Wind Energy Conversion

Fabian Meder, Marc Thielen, Alessio Mondini, Thomas Speck, Barbara Mazzolai

Energy Technology

8/7

3D printed composites from heat extruded polycaprolactone/sodium alginate filaments and their heavy metal adsorption properties

Liakos, Ioannis L.. Mondini, Alessio. Del Dottore, Emanuela. Filippeschi, Carlo. Pignatelli, Francesca. Mazzolai, Barbara

Materials Chemistry Frontiers

2

Climbing Plant‐Inspired Micropatterned Devices for Reversible Attachment

Isabella Fiorello, Omar Tricinci, Giovanna Adele Naselli, Alessio Mondini, Carlo Filippeschi, Francesca Tramacere, Anand Kumar Mishra, Barbara Mazzolai

Advanced Functional Materials

30/38

The Bio-Engineering Approach for Plant Investigations and Growing Robots. A Mini-Review

Barbara Mazzolai, Francesca Tramacere, Isabella Fiorello, Laura Margheri

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

7

Optimal control of plant root tip dynamics in soil

Fabio Tedone, Emanuela Del Dottore, Michele Palladino, Barbara Mazzolai, Pierangelo Marcati

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

15/5

A General 3D Model for Growth Dynamics of Sensory-Growth Systems: From Plants to Robotics

Amir Porat, Fabio Tedone, Michele Palladino, Pierangelo Marcati, Yasmine Meroz

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

7

Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equation for Control Systems with Friction

Fabio Tedone, Michele Palladino

IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

Searching and Intertwining: Climbing Plants and GrowBots

James Gallentine. Michael B. Wooten. Marc Thielen. Ian D. Walker. Thomas Speck. Karl J. Niklas

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

15

Towards a new generation of plant-inspired growing artefacts: The plant role models

Frederike Klimm, Thomas Speck, Marc Thielen

REPORT 2019 FIT FREIBURG CENTER FOR INTERACTIVE MATERIALS AND BIOINSPIRED TECHNOLOGIES

The plant role models: A springdamped adhesive system and self-stiffening braided support structures

Frederike Klimm, Michelle Modert, Daniela Neugebauer, Thomas Speck, Marc Thielen

REPORT 2020 FIT FREIBURG CENTER FOR INTERACTIVE MATERIALS AND BIOINSPIRED TECHNOLOGIES

GROWBOT—TOWARDS A NEW GENERATION OF PLANT-INSPIRED GROWING ARTEFACTS

T. Speck, M. Thielen, Frederike Klimm, B. Mazzolai et al.

REPORT 2020 FIT FREIBURG CENTER FOR INTERACTIVE MATERIALS AND BIOINSPIRED TECHNOLOGIES

Approaches of combining a 3D-printed elastic structure and a hydrogel to create models for plant-inspired actuators

Nadia Rodriguez, Anil K. Bastola, Marc Behl, Patricia Soffiatti, Nick P. Rowe, Andreas Lendlein

MRS Advances

Mechanical Innovations of a Climbing Cactus: Functional Insights for a New Generation of Growing Robots

Patricia Soffiatti, Nick P. Rowe

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

7

Cactus-inspired design principles for soft robotics based on 3D printed hydrogel-elastomer systems

Anil K. Bastola, Nadia Rodriguez, Marc Behl, Patricia Soffiatti, Nick P. Rowe, Andreas Lendlein

Materials & Design

202

Structural performance of a climbing cactus: making the most of softness

Anil K. Bastola, Patricia Soffiatti, Marc Behl, Andreas Lendlein, Nick P. Rowe

Journal of The Royal Society Interface

18/178

Robust Fractional-Order Control Using a Decoupled Pitch and Roll Actuation Strategy for the I-Support Soft Robot

Jorge Muñoz, Francesco Piqué, Concepción A. Monje, Egidio Falotico

Mathematics

9/7

Artificial Venus Flytraps: A Research Review and Outlook on Their Importance for Novel Bioinspired Materials Systems

Falk J. Esser, Philipp Auth, Thomas Speck

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

7

Towards a framework for collective behavior in growth-driven systems, based on plant-inspired allotropic pairwise interactions

Renaud Bastien, Amir Porat, Yasmine Meroz

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

14/5

Plant tropisms as a window on plant computational processes

Yasmine Meroz

New Phytologist

229/4

By hook or by crook: how and why do compound leaves stay curved during development?

Yasmine Meroz, Wendy K Silk

Journal of Experimental Botany

71/20

Ultraconformable, Self‐Adhering Surface Electrodes for Measuring Electrical Signals in Plants

Fabian Meder, Sirgi Saar, Silvia Taccola, Carlo Filippeschi, Virgilio Mattoli, Barbara Mazzolai

Advanced Materials Technologies

6/4

Bioperspectives for Shape-Memory Polymers as Shape Programmable, Active Materials

Andreas Lendlein, Maria Balk, Natalia A. Tarazona, Oliver E. C. Gould

Biomacromolecules

20/10

Electrical Actuation of Coated and Composite Fibers Based on Poly[ethylene‐co‐(vinyl acetate)]

Muhammad Farhan, Deeptangshu Chaudhary, Ulrich Nöchel, Marc Behl, Karl Kratz, Andreas Lendlein

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering

306/2

Origami hand for soft robotics driven by thermally controlled polymeric fiber actuators

Muhammad Farhan, Marc Behl, Karl Kratz, Andreas Lendlein

MRS Communications

11/4

Bio-inspired and computer-supported design of modulated shape changes in polymer materials

Johan Bäckemo, Yue Liu, Andreas Lendlein

MRS Communications

11/4

Multifunctionality in Polymer Networks by Dynamic of Coordination Bonds

Pengfei Zhang, Andraž Rešetič, Marc Behl, Andreas Lendlein

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

222/3

High-Throughput and Combinatorial Approaches for the Development of Multifunctional Polymers.

Stefan Baudis. Marc Behl

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Biomechanics of tendrils and adhesive pads of the climbing passion flower Passiflora discophora

Frederike Klimm, Stefanie Schmier, Holger F Bohn, Svenja Kleiser, Marc Thielen, Thomas Speck

Journal of Experimental Botany

73/4

GROWBOT — TOWARDS A NEW GENERATION OF PLANT-INSPIRED GROWING ARTEFACTS

T. Speck, M. Thielen, F. Klimm, B. Mazzolai et al.

REPORT 2021 FIT FREIBURG CENTER OF INTERACTIVE MATERIALS AND BIOINSPIRED TECHNOLOGIES

Biomechanics of climbing plant attachment: The tendrils and adhesive pads of the passion flower Passiflora discophora"

Frederike Klimm, Thomas Speck, Marc Thielen

REPORT 2021 FIT FREIBURG CENTER FOR INTERACTIVE MATERIALS AND BIOINSPIRED TECHNOLOGIES

Shape-Memory Polymers Designed in View of Thermomechanical Energy Storage and Conversion Systems.

Andreas Lendlein. Matthias Heuchel

ACS Central Science

Fast estimation of plant growth dynamics using deep neural networks

Gabriella E. C. Gall. Talmo D. Pereira. Alex Jordan. Yasmine Meroz

Plant Methods

Linking drone and Ground-based liana measurements in a Congolese Forest

Kaçamak, V., Barbier, N. Aubry-Kientz,, M. Forni, E. Gourlet-Fleury, S., Guibal, D. I., Loumeto, J. J., Pollet, S., Rossi, V , Rowe, N. P.van Hoef, Y. Réjou-Méchain, Y.

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

5:803194

Mind the Gap: Reach and Mechanical Diversity of Searcher Shoots in Climbing Plants

Hattermann, T., Petit-Bagnard, L., Heinz, C., Heuret, P., and Rowe, N.P.

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

5, 836247

Microspines in tropical climbing plants: a small-scale fix for life in an obstacle course

Lehnebach, R., Paul-Victor, C., Courric, E., and Rowe, N. P.

Journal of Experimental Biology