An Underactuated Omnidirectional Docking Mechanism for Modular Serpentine Robots with DNA-Inspired Helical Continuum Units.

Zhang Y, Zhang T, Chen G, Yin L, Ye A

DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics11070506
Published: 2026 Jul 18
Container: Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)
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@article{allodium:10.3390/biomimetics11070506,
  title = {An Underactuated Omnidirectional Docking Mechanism for Modular Serpentine Robots with DNA-Inspired Helical Continuum Units.},
  author = {Zhang Y and Zhang T and Chen G and Yin L and Ye A},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)},
  doi = {10.3390/biomimetics11070506},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics11070506}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - An Underactuated Omnidirectional Docking Mechanism for Modular Serpentine Robots with DNA-Inspired Helical Continuum Units.
AU  - Zhang Y
AU  - Zhang T
AU  - Chen G
AU  - Yin L
AU  - Ye A
PY  - 2026
JO  - Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)
DO  - 10.3390/biomimetics11070506
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Y, Z., T, Z., G, C., L, Y., & A, Y. (2026). An Underactuated Omnidirectional Docking Mechanism for Modular Serpentine Robots with DNA-Inspired Helical Continuum Units.. Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland). https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics11070506

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