6 accepted papers
Inspired by the starfish's active deformation to stably adhere to surfaces of different shapes, this paper designs an Active Pneumatic Bilayer Planar Actuator (A-PBPA) for surface morphing. The innovation is threefold: firstly, by replacing the fixed connecting rods between top and bottom layers in
Deformable organisms in nature inspire the design of shape-shifting robots, including soft robots, bionic robots and physical human-robot interfaces. However, to achieve multi-objective shape imitation and multi-form transformation, shape-shifting robots often require complex actuation systems, cont
Collaboration with robots through physical contact offers a more intuitive, natural, and engaging operational experience, showcasing vast potential in the field of human-robot interaction. However, current physical interaction devices, such as collaborative robots and haptic feedback mechanisms, are…
Kirigami structure is featured as changing its shape by deforming its gaps through buckling and torsion. However, the existing Kigrigami structures lack the ability to control the shapes of their gaps actively, which hinders their shape deformation performances. This letter proposes a novel planar p
Shape-changing robotic mannequin is a humanoid robot for imitating shapes of human bodies. The diversity of human bodies makes it difficult to imitate various body shapes, especially the shoulders. This paper proposes a rigid-flexible-soft coupling three-layered robotic mannequin shoulder inspired b