Numerous recent advances in robotics have been inspired by the biological principle of
tensile integrity—or “tensegrity”—to achieve remarkable feats of dexterity and resilience …

Twisted-fiber artificial muscles, a new type of soft actuator, exhibit significant potential for use
in applications related to lightweight smart devices and soft robotics. Fiber twisting …

Tensegrity structures provide both structural integrity and flexibility through the combination
of stiff struts and a network of flexible tendons. These structures exhibit useful properties …

This paper focuses on design, fabrication and characterization of a biomimetic, compact, low-
cost and lightweight 3D printed humanoid hand (TCP Hand) that is actuated by twisted and …

The soft robot is a new type of robot with strong adaptability, good pliability, and high
flexibility. Today, it is widely used in the fields of bioengineering, disaster rescue, industrial …

Jellyfish are energy-efficient swimmers due to the muscle-powered flap** of their soft bell
that facilitates a unique energy recapture mechanism. In this paper, we present a bio …

Researchers are seeking to create robots that could conform to non-uniform objects during
handling and manipulation. High performance artificial muscles are the key factors that …

Several works have been reported in powered hand orthosis in the last ten years for
assistive or rehabilitative purposes. However, most of these approaches uses conventional …

Fishing line can be combined with shape memory alloy (SMA) to form novel artificial muscle
actuators which have low cost, are lightweight and soft. They can be applied in bionic …

This paper presents the static and dynamic modeling for a recently discovered artificial
muscle-twisted and coiled actuator (TCA). This actuator can generate large force and …