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 …

An ultra‐low cost line follower robot as educational tool for teaching programming and circuit's foundations

E Serrano Pérez, F Juárez López - Computer Applications in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, an ultra low‐cost line following robot is presented. The robot is developed
through the integration of free educational software and low cost electronics and mechanical …

Design of lightweight and extensible tendon-driven continuum robots using origami patterns

Y Xu, Q Peyron, J Kim… - 2021 IEEE 4th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tendon-driven continuum robots (TDCR) have been researched to utilize their slender
structure, compliance, large workspace, and follow-the-leader deployment capabilities …

Design, Analysis, and experiment of the origami robot based on spherical-linkage parallel mechanism

Y Guan, Z Zhuang, Z Zhang… - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Origami robot is a hotspot for research in the field of soft robot. However, there are still some
major limitations to their application. This study proposed an origami robot based on …

Kirigami robot: Making paper robot using desktop cutting plotter and inkjet printer

H Shigemune, S Maeda, Y Hara… - 2015 IEEE/RSJ …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Much attention has recently been given to a printing method because they are easily
designable, have a low cost, and can be mass produced. Numerous electronic devices are …

made grippers for soft food grasping

S Ma, L Du, E Tsuchiya… - 2020 17th International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft food grasping in the food processing field is challenging for traditional robot hands
because of the large demand, special hygiene cleanness and damage-free requirements …

MoveableMaker: facilitating the design, generation, and assembly of moveable papercraft

M Annett, T Grossman, D Wigdor… - Proceedings of the 28th …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
In this work, we explore moveables, ie, interactive papercraft that harness user interaction to
generate visual effects. First, we present a survey of children's books that captured the state …

Three-layered design of electrothermal actuators for minimal voltage operation

G Tibi, E Sachyani Keneth, M Layani, S Magdassi… - Soft …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
By designing an actuator composed of thin layers with different coefficients of thermal
expansion (CTE) together with an electrically conductive layer, the CTE mismatch can be …

Analytic modeling and experiments of tri-layer, electro-thermal actuators for thin and soft robotics

G Tibi, E Sachyani, M Layani… - … on Robotics and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
By bonding micron-thin polymer layers with an electrically conductive layer, we can utilize
the bi-metal effect to create a soft, thin, electrically-activated thermal actuator (ETA), which …

Forming architectured paper by printing a starch patterned grid: a new low-cost approach for lightweighting packaging

J Viguié, R Thalhofer, W Gourgeon, L Crowther-Alwyn… - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
To meet the environmental challenges, the use of plastic packaging must be drastically
reduced. Paper-based solutions may be a credible alternative provided that their production …