Human assistance and augmentation with wearable soft robotics: a literature review and perspectives

EQ Yumbla, Z Qiao, W Tao, W Zhang - Current Robotics Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Wearable soft robotics has demonstrated many unique
capabilities in human assistance and augmentation. This paper discusses the recent trends …

Design methodology for constructing multimaterial origami robots and machines

Z Zhakypov, J Paik - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic origami allows rapid prototyping of intelligent robots and machines constructed from
thin sheets of functional materials. Multimaterial-based design freedom of origami robots …

Feedback-controlled self-folding of autonomous robot collectives

MEW Nisser, SM Felton, MT Tolley… - 2016 IEEE/RSJ …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Self-folding provides an efficient way of creating complex 3D geometries from 2D
composites. However, the precision of self-folding structures is often limited by the use of …

Soft pop-up mechanisms for micro surgical tools: Design and characterization of compliant millimeter-scale articulated structures

S Russo, T Ranzani, J Gafford… - … on Robotics and …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a manufacturing technique which enables the integration of soft
materials and soft fluidic micro-actuators in the Pop-up book MEMS paradigm. Such a …

Minimally actuated transformation of origami machines

F Zuliani, C Liu, J Paik, SM Felton - IEEE Robotics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Origami-inspired machines are a promising approach to robotic transformation. In this letter,
we present a new method for transformation that uses dynamic response to change the …

Origami-inspired sacrificial joints for folding compliant mechanisms

TG Nelson, A Avila, LL Howell, JL Herder… - … and Machine Theory, 2019 - Elsevier
Folding is a manufacturing method which can create complex 3D geometries from flat
materials and can be particularly useful in cost-sensitive or planar-limited fabrication …

Closed-loop position control of a self-sensing 3-DoF origami module with pneumatic actuators

M Mete, J Paik - IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents closed-loop position control of a pneumatically actuated modular robotic
platform “pneumagami” that can be stacked to enlarge work and design space for wearable …

Nanocomposite coatings to induce pigment precipitation for durable paper-based foldable electronics

YC Chiu, YC Liao - ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this work, a laponite/poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) nanocomposite coating was formulated to
increase the mechanical stability of foldable printed circuits on paper. A multivalent laponite …

Multilayer anisotropic magnetoresistive angle sensor

Y Guo, Y Deng, SX Wang - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2017 - Elsevier
A multilayer anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) sensing stack has been proposed in this
paper for high accuracy angle sensing. A quadruple-layer AMR angle sensor was fabricated …

A new capacitance angle sensor of concentric ring multi-layer differential

Y Fu, W Fan, H Jin, Q Chen - Measurement, 2020 - Elsevier
The capacitive angle sensor has good output linearity, high precision and good dynamic
response. The designed sensor probe has a differential multilayer ring structure, which …