Small-strain folding of semi-rigid elastomer derives high-performance 3D-printable soft origami actuators

S Liu, F Chen, D Duanmu, Y Wang, J Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Elastomers with hyperelastic deformation bring prosperity to soft robotics, especially in
constituting fluidic actuators, largely due to the merit of large deformation and airtightness …

Bioinspired rigid-soft hybrid origami actuator with controllable versatile motion and variable stiffness

Z Zhang, G Chen, Y Xun, Y Long… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Conventional soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) are made of soft materials that facilitate safe
interaction and adaptability. In positioning and loading tasks, however, SPAs demonstrate …

A dual‐origami design that enables the quasisequential deployment and bending motion of soft robots and grippers

W Kim, J Eom, KJ Cho - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soft fluidic actuators produce continuous and life‐like motions that are intrinsically safe, but
current designs are not yet mature enough to enable large deployment with high force and …

Design and validation of a programmable dual-tunnel soft pneumatic origami actuator with a large maximum shrinkage rate for reciprocating motion

R Xu, Q Meng, Q Xie, Y Zheng, C Fei… - Mechanical …, 2025 - ms.copernicus.org
Soft actuators have attracted significant research in various domains owing to their flexible
motion characteristics. However, the applications of soft actuators are constrained by their …

Design Methodology for a 3D Printable Multi‐Degree of Freedom Soft Actuator Using Geometric Origami Patterns

YX Mak, A Dijkshoorn… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) have applications in various domains due to their
compliance, low cost, and lightweight characteristics. Herein, a geometric origami design for …

3D shrinking for rapid fabrication of origami-inspired semi-soft pneumatic actuators

A Zaghloul, GM Bone - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft actuators are an essential component of soft robots. They are also well suited for human-
friendly robots due to their intrinsic safety. The advantages of origami structures have …

Origami-inspired folding assembly of dielectric elastomers for programmable soft robots

Y Sun, D Li, M Wu, Y Yang, J Su, T Wong… - Microsystems & …, 2022 - nature.com
Origami has become an optimal methodological choice for creating complex three-
dimensional (3D) structures and soft robots. The simple and low-cost origami-inspired …

Self-Sensing Origami-Inspired Soft Twisting Actuators and Its Application in Soft Robots

Y Yang, S Yan, Y Xie, Y Wang, J Liu… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The good compliance of soft robots provides a reliable safety environment for human-robot
interaction; however, it also creates challenges for adding sensors to soft robots. In this …

An origami-inspired negative pressure folding actuator coupling hardness with softness

Z Shao, W Zhao, Z Zuo, J Li, IM Chen - Actuators, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soft actuators have a high potential for the creative design of flexible robots and safe human–
robot interaction. So far, significant progress has been made in soft actuators' flexibility …

Variable Stiffness Fibers Enabled Universal and Programmable Re‐Foldability Strategy for Modular Soft Robotics

H Luan, M Wang, Q Zhang, Z You, Z Jiao - Advanced Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Origami is a rich source of inspiration for creating soft actuators with complex deformations.
However, implementing the re‐foldability of origami on soft actuators remains a significant …