Origami-inspired soft actuators for stimulus perception and crawling robot applications

T Jin, L Li, T Wang, G Wang, J Cai… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Origami has been proved as a valuable tool to develop deployable, multifunctional, and
tunable devices for diverse engineering applications. Inspired by the Kresling origami, this …

Soft origami gripper with variable effective length

B Chen, Z Shao, Z Xie, J Liu, F Pan… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nature has evolved to shape morphing to adapt to complex environments while engaging
with the surroundings. Inspired by this capability, robots are expected to be endowed with …

Plug & play origami modules with all-purpose deformation modes

C Zhang, Z Zhang, Y Peng, Y Zhang, S An… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Three basic deformation modes of an object (bending, twisting, and contraction/extension)
along with their various combinations and delicate controls lead to diverse locomotion. As a …

A crawling soft robot driven by pneumatic foldable actuators based on Miura-ori

M Yu, W Yang, Y Yu, X Cheng, Z Jiao - Actuators, 2020 - mdpi.com
Origami structures are highly demanded for engineering applications. Using origami folding
to design and actuate mechanisms and machines offers attractive opportunities. In this …

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 …

Modular origami soft robot with the perception of interaction force and body configuration

J Huang, J Zhou, Z Wang, J Law, H Cao… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bio‐inspired soft robots provide a promising solution for robots working in human‐centered
scenarios and interacting with unstructured environments. However, the functional versatility …

3d-printed origami actuators for a multianimal-inspired soft robot with amphibious locomotion and tongue hunting

Y Yang, Y Xie, J Liu, Y Li, F Chen - Soft robotics, 2024 - liebertpub.com
The field of soft robotics is rapidly evolving, and there is a growing interest in developing soft
robots with bioinspired features for use in various applications. This research presented the …

A soft active origami robot

J Li, H Godaba, ZQ Zhang, CC Foo, J Zhu - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Origami has emerged as a powerful methodology for developing intelligent transformable
robots. Although there is considerable progress in origami techniques to enable the design …

Diversified and untethered motion generation via crease patterning from magnetically actuated caterpillar-inspired origami robot

CJ Cai, X Xiao, MS Kalairaj, IJJ Lee… - IEEE/ASME …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Untethered annelids-inspired soft robots can be used in space-confined compliant
interactions where remote actuation is necessary. In contrast to their fully-soft counterparts …

Origami-based integration of robots that sense, decide, and respond

W Yan, S Li, M Deguchi, Z Zheng, D Rus… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Origami-inspired engineering has enabled intelligent materials and structures to process
and react to environmental stimuli. However, it is challenging to achieve complete sense …