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Ultra-tunable bistable structures for universal robotic applications

Jiang, Yongkang
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Li, Yingtian
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Liu, Ke
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May 17, 2023
Cell Reports Physical Science

Bistable structures in nature are unparalleled for their fast response and force amplification even with the most minute physical stimula-tion. However, current works on bistable structures mainly focus on their stable states, while promising intermediate states with a large range of tunable energy barriers are missing. Here, we report a type of ultra-tunable bistable structure. Our results show that the trigger force of a single structure can be tuned to 0.1% of its maximum value, and the lifted weight difference exceeds 107 times using grip-pers composed of proposed structures with different design param-eters. We prototyped various functional robots using the proposed structures to demonstrate their wide-range design space across ma-terials and scales, such as an ultra-sensitive robotic flytrap, a fast catcher, a minimal jumper, etc. This work broadens the frontiers of bistable structure design and leads a way to future design in robotics, biomedical engineering, architecture, and kinetic art.

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research article
DOI
10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101365
Web of Science ID

WOS:001042758100001

Author(s)
Jiang, Yongkang
Li, Yingtian
Liu, Ke
Zhang, Hongying
Tong, Xin
Chen, Diansheng
Wang, Lei
Paik, Jamie  
Date Issued

2023-05-17

Publisher

CELL PRESS

Published in
Cell Reports Physical Science
Volume

4

Issue

5

Article Number

101365

Subjects

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

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Energy & Fuels

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Physics, Multidisciplinary

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Chemistry

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Energy & Fuels

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Materials Science

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Physics

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origami

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design

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model

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REVIEWED

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September 11, 2023
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/200604
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