Snap‐through bistability is often observed in nature (eg, fast snap** to closure of Venus
flytrap) and the life (eg, bottle caps and hair clippers). Recently, harnessing bistability and …

Bistable mechanical systems having two local minima of potential energy can rest in either
of the two stable equilibrium states in the absence of external loadings. A snap‐through …

In contrast with jum** robots made from rigid materials, soft jumpers composed of
compliant and elastically deformable materials exhibit superior impact resistance and …

This study presents the design and test of a novel self-adaptive soft gripper, integrating
pneumatic actuators and bistable carbon-fiber reinforced polymer laminates. The …

Driven by advances in soft material science, magnetic soft robots have recently attracted
significant attention owing to their remarkable reprogramming deformations under magnetic …

We investigate the mechanics of bistable, hard-magnetic, elastic beams, combining
experiments, finite-element modelling (FEM) and a reduced-order theory. The beam is made …

Mechanical bistable structures have two stable equilibria and can transit between them
under external stimuli. Due to their unique behaviors such as snap-through and substantial …

Interactive materials are at the forefront of current materials research with few examples in
the literature. Researchers are inspired by nature to develop materials that can modulate …

Bistable morphing structures are widely used as actuation mechanisms in soft actuators, soft
robotics, energy absorbers, mechanical computers, optical lenses, metamaterials, and …

Snap-through buckling of bistable structures is a classic topic in mechanics which has been
widely studied and applied in various fields such as mechanical meta-materials and soft …