Design, Characterization and Optimization of Multi-directional Bending Pneumatic Artificial Muscles

Cooperative collapse of helical structure enables the actuation of twisting pneumatic artificial muscle

(2021) Wei Xiao et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCES

Modeling and analysis of bending pneumatic artificial muscle with multi-degree of freedom

(2021) Wei Xiao et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

A soft manipulator for efficient delicate grasping in shallow water: Modeling, control, and real-world experiments

(2020) Zheyuan Gong et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH

Soft fiber-reinforced bending finger with three chambers actuated by ECF (electro-conjugate fluid) pumps

(2020) Zebing Mao et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

A New Type of Soft Pneumatic Torsional Actuator with Helical Chambers for Flexible Machines

(2020) Wei Xiao et al.   Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME

Design and Fabrication of a Multi-motion Mode Soft Crawling Robot

(2020) Youxu Chen et al.   Journal of Bionic Engineering

Reconfigurable shape-morphing dielectric elastomers using spatially varying electric fields

(2019) Ehsan Hajiesmaili et al.   Nature Communications

Fabrication and Dynamic Modeling of Bidirectional Bending Soft Actuator Integrated with Optical Waveguide Curvature Sensor

(2019) Wenbin Chen et al.   Soft Robotics

Biomimetic Locomotion of Electrically Powered “Janus” Soft Robots Using a Liquid Crystal Polymer

(2019) Yao‐Yu Xiao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Bioinspired dual-morphing stretchable origami

(2019) Woongbae Kim et al.   Science Robotics

Soft Robotic Grippers

(2018) Jun Shintake et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Soft Bionic Gripper with Variable Effective Length

(2018) Yufei Hao et al.   Journal of Bionic Engineering

Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Bending Behavior of Soft Pneumatic Actuators Made of Discrete Actuation Chambers

(2018) Gursel Alici et al.   Soft Robotics

A New Spiral-Type Inflatable Pure Torsional Soft Actuator

(2018) Jihong Yan et al.   Soft Robotics

Bioinspired Design of Vascular Artificial Muscle

(2018) Qiguang He et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Soft, Rotating Pneumatic Actuator

(2017) Alar Ainla et al.   Soft Robotics

Thermally Active Liquid Crystal Network Gripper Mimicking the Self-Peeling of Gecko Toe Pads

(2016) Hamed Shahsavan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Flexible and Stretchable Strain Sensing Actuator for Wearable Soft Robotic Applications

(2016) Joo Chuan Yeo et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Buckling of Elastomeric Beams Enables Actuation of Soft Machines

(2015) Dian Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Modeling of Soft Fiber-Reinforced Bending Actuators

(2015) Panagiotis Polygerinos et al.   IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Design and Fabrication of a Soft Robotic Hand With Embedded Actuators and Sensors

(2015) Yu She et al.   Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME

Mechanical Programming of Soft Actuators by Varying Fiber Angle

(2015) Fionnuala Connolly et al.   Soft Robotics

Finite Element Analysis and Design Optimization of a Pneumatically Actuating Silicone Module for Robotic Surgery Applications

(2014) Yahya Elsayed et al.   Soft Robotics

Crashworthiness optimization design for foam-filled multi-cell thin-walled structures

(2013) Hanfeng Yin et al.   THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

Soft robotics: a bioinspired evolution in robotics

(2013) Sangbae Kim et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Soft Robot Arm Inspired by the Octopus

(2012) Cecilia Laschi et al.   ADVANCED ROBOTICS

A new design methodology of electrostrictive actuators for bio-inspired robotics

(2009) M. Cianchetti et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Development of Soft-Actuator-Based Wearable Tactile Display

(2008) Ig Mo Koo et al.   IEEE Transactions on Robotics