Lantern-inspired pneumatic soft actuators with modular reconfigurability

IF 15.7 1区材料科学 Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Matter Pub Date : 2026-10-07 DOI:10.1016/j.matt.2026.103049

Weike Zou, Yuqi Tang, Quan Li

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Abstract

A star-shaped pneumatic skeleton inspired by lanterns and starfruit endows soft actuators with a rare capacity in soft robotics, allowing a single resting configuration to contract or elongate as the pressure sign dictates and, under selective pressurization or rearranged mounting, to bend or twist. Leveraging a hierarchically reconfigurable mechanical fastening scheme, this strategy, recently reported in Cell Reports Physical Science by Tan and co-workers, enables a single kit of standardized parts to be reassembled into diverse robotic systems, promising greater motion potential and adaptability for soft robots.

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兰登式气动软执行器，具有模块化可重构性

受灯笼和星果启发的星形气动骨架赋予了软机器人中罕见的软执行器能力，允许单个静止结构随着压力标志的指示收缩或拉长，并在选择性加压或重新排列安装下弯曲或扭曲。利用分层可重构的机械紧固方案，该策略最近由Tan及其同事在《细胞报告物理科学》上报道，使单个标准化部件套件能够重新组装成不同的机器人系统，为软机器人提供了更大的运动潜力和适应性。受灯笼和星果启发的星形气动骨架赋予了软机器人中罕见的软执行器能力，允许单个静止结构随着压力标志的指示收缩或拉长，并在选择性加压或重新排列安装下弯曲或扭曲。利用分层可重构的机械紧固方案，该策略最近由Tan及其同事在《细胞报告物理科学》上报道，使单个标准化部件套件能够重新组装成不同的机器人系统，为软机器人提供了更大的运动潜力和适应性。

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Matter MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

26.30

自引率

2.60%

发文量

367

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