An origami-inspired negative pressure folding actuator coupling hardness with softness

• Main Authors: Shao, Zhaowen, Zhao, Wentao, Zuo, Zhaotian, Li, Jun, Chen, I-Ming
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Flexible Actuator; Origami
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169514
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Soft actuators have a high potential for the creative design of flexible robots and safe human–robot interaction. So far, significant progress has been made in soft actuators’ flexibility, deformation amplitude, and variable stiffness. However, there are still deficiencies in output force and force...