Bistable and multistable actuators for soft robots: Structures, materials, and functionalities

Y Chi, Y Li, Y Zhao, Y Hong, Y Tang… - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Exploiting mechanical instabilities in soft robotics: Control, sensing, and actuation

A Pal, V Restrepo, D Goswami… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The rapidly expanding field of soft robotics has provided multiple examples of how entirely
soft machines and actuators can outperform conventional rigid robots in terms of …

Inflatable origami: Multimodal deformation via multistability

D Melancon, AE Forte, LM Kamp… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Inflatable structures have become essential components in the design of soft robots and
deployable systems as they enable dramatic shape change from a single pressure inlet …

Inflatable soft jumper inspired by shell snap**

B Gorissen, D Melancon, N Vasios, M Torbati… - Science Robotics, 2020 - science.org
Fluidic soft actuators are enlarging the robotics toolbox by providing flexible elements that
can display highly complex deformations. Although these actuators are adaptable and …

Peristaltic locomotion without digital controllers: Exploiting multi-stability in origami to coordinate robotic motion

P Bhovad, J Kaufmann, S Li - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examines a novel approach to generate peristaltic-like locomotion in a
segmented origami robot. Specifically, we demonstrate the use of multi-stability embedded …

A fluidic relaxation oscillator for reprogrammable sequential actuation in soft robots

LC van Laake, J de Vries, SM Kani, JTB Overvelde - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Despite exciting developments in soft robotics, fully autonomous systems remain elusive.
Fluidic circuits could enable fully embedded control of soft robots without using electronics …

A torsion-bending antagonistic bistable actuator enables untethered crawling and swimming of miniature robots

N Hu, B Li, R Bai, K **e, G Chen - Research, 2023 - spj.science.org
Miniature robots show great potential in exploring narrow and confined spaces to perform
various tasks, but many applications are limited by the dependence of these robots on …

Synergizing microfluidics with soft robotics: A perspective on miniaturization and future directions

RZ Gao, CL Ren - Biomicrofluidics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Soft robotics has gone through a decade of tremendous progress in advancing both
fundamentals and technologies. It has also seen a wide range of applications such as …

Nonlinear inflatable actuators for distributed control in soft robots

B Van Raemdonck, E Milana, M De Volder… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As soft robotic systems grow in complexity and functionality, the size and stiffness of the
needed control hardware severely limits their application potential. Alternatively …

Low‐Volume Cores for Fabrication of Compact, Versatile, and Intelligent Soft Systems

Q Yu, N Cao, C Folinus… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study introduces the low‐volume core (LVC) fabrication method, which enables the
monolithic molding of compact, complex, versatile, and intelligent soft robotic systems. This …