Zhanwei Wang — accepted AI-conference papers

2026

3D Printable Crease-Free Origami Vacuum Bending Actuators for Soft Robots

Zhanwei Wang, Chen Huaijin, Syeda Shadab Zehra Zaidi, Ellen Roels, Hendrik Cools, Bram Vanderborght +1

ICRA 2026poster

While vacuum-based bending actuation offers benefits such as safety and compactness in soft robotics, it is often overlooked due to its limited actuation pressure, which restricts both bending angle and force output. This study presents a crease-free, origami-inspired vacuum bending actuator that ad…

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2025

A Variable Sensing Range Electrical Impedance Tomography Sensor for Robot Electric Skins

Zhanwei Wang, Huaijin Chen, Ke Wang, Bram Vanderborght, Seppe Terryn

RA-L 2025

While stretchable and compressible sensors are commonly used to enhance the proprioception and exteroception of soft robots, their sensitivity and sensing range are constrained by their design and stiffness, often limiting their measurement capabilities. To overcome this limitation, this paper prese

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2022

Topology optimized multi-material self-healing actuator with reduced out of plane deformation

Zhanwei Wang, Seppe Terryn, Julie Legrand, Pasquale Ferrentino, Seyedreza Kashef Tabrizian, Joost Brancart +3

IROS 2022poster

Recent advances in soft robotics in academia have led to the adoption of soft grippers in industrial settings. Due to their soft bending actuators, these grippers can handle delicate objects with great care. However, due to their flexibility, the actuators are prone to out-of-plane deformations upon…

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