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 …

[HTML][HTML] A flat-foldable equiangular spiral folding pattern inspired by sunflowers for deployable structures

YU Shuangqing, LIU Jinguo, Z Pengyuan… - Chinese Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Flasher origami pattern has been widely utilized to improve the stowage efficiency of
deployable structures. Nevertheless, flasher origami cannot be folded fully flat, and they still …

GSG: a granary-shaped soft gripper with mechanical sensing via snap-through structure

H Dong, CY Chen, C Qiu, CH Yeow… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robotic grippers have attracted considerable attention in terms of the advantages of the
high compliance and robustness to variance in object geometry; however, they are still …

Bioinspired Soft Spine Enables Small-Scale Robotic Rat to Conquer Challenging Environments

R Wang, H Xiao, X Quan, J Gao, T Fukuda, Q Shi - Soft Robotics, 2024 - liebertpub.com
For decades, it has been difficult for small-scale legged robots to conquer challenging
environments. To solve this problem, we propose the introduction of a bioinspired soft spine …

The novel synthesis of origami-inspired mechanisms based on graph theory

Z Xia, C Tian, L Li, D Zhang - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel synthesis approach based on graph theory is proposed. This approach
can be used to design the creases of origami mechanisms. All possible contracted graphs of …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Controlling the fold: proprioceptive feedback in a soft origami robot

N Hanson, IA Mensah, SF Roberts… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We demonstrate proprioceptive feedback control of a one degree of freedom soft,
pneumatically actuated origami robot and an assembly of two robots into a two degree of …

[HTML][HTML] Bionic Multi-Legged Robots with Flexible Bodies: Design, Motion, and Control

X Li, Z Suo, D Liu, J Liu, W Tian, J Wang… - Biomimetics, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Bionic multi-legged robots with flexible bodies embody human ingenuity in imitating,
learning, and exploring the natural world. In contrast to rigid-body robots, these robots with …

Bioinspired Flexible Capacitive Sensor for Robot Positioning in Unstructured Environments

Z Zhou, Y Zhang, J Bai, W Zhang… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The evolution of bionic machines into intelligent robots to adapt to real scenarios is
inseparable from positioning sensors. However, traditional positioning methods such as …

Multi-Modal Soft Amphibious Robots Using Simple Plastic Sheet-Reinforced Thin Pneumatic Actuators

J Wu, M Wu, W Chen, C Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A large challenge in the field of soft amphibious robotics is achieving high maneuverability
and multiterrain adaptability through multimodal locomotion in hybrid terrestrial–aquatic …