ArticleScience advances2025
Soft multifunctional bistable fabric mechanism for electronics-free autonomous robots.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Programmable Multifunctional Bistable Structures for Energy Transfer and Dissipation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Millimeter-scale fluid-driven soft robots.National science review · 2025Article
- Multistable thin-shell metastructures for multiresponsive reconfigurable metabots.Science advances · 2025Article
- Soft reconfigurable logic gates with high-frequency electrical switching.Science advances · 2025Article
- Textile Hybrid Electronics for Multifunctional Wearable Integrated Systems.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Review
- Instant Energy Barrier Modulation in Bistable Robotic Grippers for Compliant Triggering and Powerful Grasping.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Pneumatic soft robots are promising in diverse applications while they typically require additional electronics or components for pressure control. Fusing pneumatic actuation and control capabilities into a simple soft module remains challenging. Here, we present a class of bistable fabric mechanisms (BFMs) that merge soft bistable actuators and valves for electronics-free autonomous robots. The BFMs comprise two bonding fabric chambers with embedded tubes, where the straightening of one chamber compels the other to buckle for the bistability of the structure and the switching of the tube kinking. Our BFMs can facilitate fast bending actuation (more than 1166° s
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