Soft robotics is an emerging field of robotics that focuses on the design of soft machines and
devices with effective human-machine interaction, high conformity, and environmental …

Hybrid multiaxis flexure hinges with a generalized elliptical-arc hybrid fillet (EAHF) notch
contour are herein developed and investigated. Analytical closed-form equations of …

This paper develops a nonlinear stiffness mechanism to reduce the vibration of the
suspended-load backpack and its peak force applied to human. The suspension system …

Increasing the working stroke of compliant mechanisms in a limited space has always been
an important topic in mechanics. One effective method is to develop a more fundamental …

Most of the soft dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are able to provide either planar or
twisting deformations only. Development of a bio-inspired actuator with functionalities similar …

Existing experimental studies have shown that the dynamic morphology of dielectric
elastomer (DE) membranes can effectively, and reproducibly remove biofouling, but a …

This paper proposes a novel topology optimization method integrating the layout of the
supports, links and material distribution to design partially compliant mechanisms. The …

Dielectric elastomer-based crawling robots can utilize a voltage-induced deformation to
achieve prescribed crawling movements. Although a rich repertoire of robots have been …

Soft robotic hands have gained significant attention in recent years due to their simplicity in
control, ease of fabrication, and remarkable compliance. However, traditional designs often …

Due to the characteristics of large deformation and fast response to excitation voltage,
dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures (DEMES) can actively adjust its shape to …