American Journal of Botany, Vol. 94, No. 9 (Sep., 2007), pp. 1506-1514 (9 pages) Understanding the mechanism of tree anchorage in a forest is a priority because of the increase in wind storms in ...

Researchers have designed and fabricated a fast-response, stiffness tunable (FRST) soft actuator which is able to complete a softening-stiffening cycle within 32 seconds. Traditional robotic systems ...