Suction cups are widely utilized in industries and robotics fields for object manipulation and
robotic positioning. Conventional vacuum pumps can remove fluid from the suction cup …

In this paper, an electrostatic adsorption actuation module is proposed, which uses the
accumulation and superposition of electrostatic adsorption film to form a spring …

The application of shape memory alloy (SMA) actuated soft grippers is limited by their slow
recovery speed. In order to further expand their application range, as one of the solutions to …

Variable-stiffness soft robots feature high flexibility in motion and high stiffness in task
execution, so they are in wide demand. A coupled variable stiffening method and actuator …

The bistable dielectric elastomer actuator (BDEA) possesses two stable positions which
offers notable advantages of stable-state self-maintenance, fast response, and threshold …

Currently, multi-posture robots have complex grasping robotic manipulators with low power
density, making it difficult to miniaturize and integrate. In this paper, a multi-posture grasping …