Bioinspired rigid-soft hybrid origami actuator with controllable versatile motion and variable stiffness

Z Zhang, G Chen, Y Xun, Y Long… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Conventional soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) are made of soft materials that facilitate safe
interaction and adaptability. In positioning and loading tasks, however, SPAs demonstrate …

Self-Sensing Origami-Inspired Soft Twisting Actuators and Its Application in Soft Robots

Y Yang, S Yan, Y Xie, Y Wang, J Liu… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The good compliance of soft robots provides a reliable safety environment for human-robot
interaction; however, it also creates challenges for adding sensors to soft robots. In this …

Design and analysis of a soft pneumatic actuator with origami shell reinforcement

L Paez, G Agarwal, J Paik - Soft Robotics, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) are versatile robotic components enabling diverse and
complex soft robot hardware design. However, due to inherent material characteristics …

The folded pneumatic artificial muscle (foldPAM): Towards programmability and control via end geometry

S Wang, EF Miranda… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft pneumatic actuators have seen applications in many soft robotic systems, and their
pressure-driven nature presents unique challenges and opportunities for controlling their …

Origami Folding Enhances Modularity and Mechanical Efficiency of Soft Actuators

Z Wang, Y Song, Z Wang… - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robots have long been attractive to robotic engineers due to their remarkable dexterity;
however, reports that standardize soft actuators into modularized off-shelf devices akin to …

Modular soft robot with origami skin for versatile applications

T Jin, T Wang, Q Xiong, Y Tian, L Li, Q Zhang… - Soft robotics, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Recent advances in soft robotics demonstrate the requirement of modular actuation to
enable the rapid replacement of actuators for maintenance and functionality extension …

3d-printed origami actuators for a multianimal-inspired soft robot with amphibious locomotion and tongue hunting

Y Yang, Y Xie, J Liu, Y Li, F Chen - Soft robotics, 2024 - liebertpub.com
The field of soft robotics is rapidly evolving, and there is a growing interest in developing soft
robots with bioinspired features for use in various applications. This research presented the …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-inspired soft pneumatic actuator based on a kresling-like pattern with a rigid skeleton

Z Tang, K Yang, H Wang, Z Cui, X Jin, Y Peng… - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Biomimetic soft pneumatic actuators (SPA) with Kresling origami patterns have
unique advantages over conventional rigid robots, owing to their adaptability and safety …

Customizable three-dimensional-printed origami soft robotic joint with effective behavior shaping for safe interactions

J Yi, X Chen, C Song, J Zhou, Y Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fast-growing interests in safe and effective robot-environment interactions stimulated global
investigations on soft robotics. The inherent compliance of soft robots ensures promising …

Soft-rigid interaction mechanism towards a lobster-inspired hybrid actuator

Y Chen, F Wan, T Wu, C Song - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) are intrinsically light-weight, compliant and therefore ideal
to directly interact with humans and be implemented into wearable robotic devices …