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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

A kinematically Bifurcated Metamaterial for Integrated Logic Operation and Computing.

Kaili Xi, Jingsong Wei, Xiao Zhang, Jiayao Ma, Zhong You, Changqing Chen, Yan Chen

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Rotary Electromechanical System Integrating Non-Reciprocal Memory and Combinational Logic.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  3. Physical Intelligence in Small-Scale Robots and Machines.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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  4. A kinematically Bifurcated Metamaterial for Integrated Logic Operation and Computing.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
    Article
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Kaili XiSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin, 300350, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9644-8143
Jingsong WeiSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin, 300350, China.
Xiao ZhangKey Laboratory of Mechanism Theory and Equipment Design of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin, 300350, China.
Jiayao MaKey Laboratory of Mechanism Theory and Equipment Design of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin, 300350, China.
Zhong YouDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK.
Changqing ChenDepartment of Engineering Mechanics, CNMM and AML, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
Yan ChenKey Laboratory of Mechanism Theory and Equipment Design of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin, 300350, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4742-6944

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 52035008National Natural Science Foundation of China 52320105005National Natural Science Foundation of China 52375022National Natural Science Foundation of China 52422502The New Cornerstone Science Foundation through the XPLORER PRIZE XPLORER-2020-1035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mechanical computing metamaterials, which utilize transitions among discrete configurations to process information autonomously when perceiving external stimuli, are important in the development of intelligent mechanical systems. However, most current designs involve tessellations of planar mechanisms or bistable structures, which typically offer only two distinct configurations, requiring many units to provide multiple input-outputs for complex logic operations with little consideration of system integration. Here, We propose a family of 2n-side kinematic polygonal modules introducing n decoupled inputs and 2

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kinematicsmechanical computingmechanical metamaterialssystem integration

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PMID40673880
PMCPMC12591120

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