Modularized Paper Actuator Based on Shape Memory Alloy, Printed Heater, and Origami

K Zheng, E Gao, B Tian, J Liang, Q Liu… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Smart materials promote the development of soft actuators. Herein, the modularized origami
soft actuators consisting of shape memory alloy (SMA) wires, foldable paper‐based heaters …

Multi-responsive soft paper-based actuators with programmable shape-deformations

M Weng, Z Tang, J Zhu - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, researchers have focused on stimulus-responsive soft materials
and their applications in the design of soft actuators. The key factor of the soft actuators to …

[HTML][HTML] Soft actuators built from cellulose paper: A review on actuation, material, fabrication, and applications

Y Liu, S Shang, S Mo, P Wang, B Yin, J Wei - Journal of Science: Advanced …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose paper, a material that is naturally derived, low cost, lightweight, eco-friendly, and
mechanically deformable, plays important roles in producing next-generation flexible …

Origami robot: a self-folding paper robot with an electrothermal actuator created by printing

H Shigemune, S Maeda, Y Hara… - IEEE/ASME …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A piece of paper has many useful characteristics; it is affordable, lightweight, thin, strong,
and highly absorbent. These features allow inexpensive and flexible devices to be …

Environmental insulation of 3d printable origamic soft actuators

Y Guo, X Chen, Z Wang - 2019 IEEE 9th Annual International …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robotics are receiving more and more attentions by utilizing soft actuators to gain
inherent compliance and natural adaptions to environment. As the application realm of soft …

Shape memory alloys in textile platform: smart textile-composite actuator and its application to soft grippers

J Shin, YJ Han, JH Lee, MW Han - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, many researchers have aimed to construct robotic soft grippers that can
handle fragile or unusually shaped objects without causing damage. This study proposes a …

High-performance multiresponsive paper actuators

M Amjadi, M Sitti - ACS nano, 2016 - ACS Publications
There is an increasing demand for soft actuators because of their importance in soft robotics,
artificial muscles, biomimetic devices, and beyond. However, the development of soft …

Paper robotics: Self‐folding, gripping, and locomotion

J Ryu, M Mohammadifar, M Tahernia… - Advanced Materials …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robotics driven by origami can fundamentally advance robotic functionalities by
significantly improving continuum, compliance, and configurability. Here, a new field is …

Moisture-Responsive Paper Robotics

J Ryu, M Tahernia, M Mohammadifar… - Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Origami structures held promise for their flexibility, simultaneous responsiveness, and
adaptability, yet they are vulnerable due to the hygroscopic property when exposed to the …

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 …