Origami-inspired engineering has enabled intelligent materials and structures to process
and react to environmental stimuli. However, it is challenging to achieve complete sense …

Recent advances in active materials and fabrication techniques have enabled the
production of cyclically self-deployable metamaterials with an expanded functionality space …

In this paper, we present a soft modular block inspired by tensegrity structures that can form
load-bearing structures through self-assembly. The block comprises a stellated compliant …

Fully soft bistable mechanisms have shown extensive applications ranging from soft
robotics, wearable devices, and medical tools, to energy harvesting. However, the lack of …

Recent developments in soft materials enable the design and manufacturing of bistable
flexible structures. Their fast snap-through buckling mechanisms have been utilized to …

Locomotive robots that do not rely on conventional discrete electronics and/or
electromagnetic components will open up new perspectives and applications for robotics …

Robots built through cut and fold methods or origami robots have many advantages. They
are generally cheap, light and robust, can operate in extreme conditions (such as radiation …