3 accepted papers
This letter presents a novel wall-climbing robot design that combines kirigami-inspired adhesive tracks with negative pressure absorption, enabling reliable wall-to-wall transitions in complex environments. The kirigami-inspired tracks demonstrate a significant enhancement in adhesion performance, a
Multidirectional motion ability is a significant factor for crawling robots. Inspired by the Kresling origami pattern, this work introduces a soft pneumatic actuator that can achieve a compound motion including twisting, contraction, and multidirectional bending under the control of one single air s
In the realm of robotics, suction-based adhesion plays a pivotal role in applications ranging from object transfer to wall-climbing robots. To improve the sealing and attachment stability of suction cups, researchers have employed state-of-the-art techniques, including the use of soft materials with