Research Overview

Soft robotics explores the design and control of robots made from highly compliant materials, inspired by biological organisms. This research focuses on adaptive grasping systems, stimuli-responsive materials, and multi-modal actuation mechanisms that enable robots to safely interact with complex environments and delicate objects.

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HMG Grasping Diversity Demonstration

Soft–Rigid Coupling + Pinch–Suction Hybrid Mechanism: Enabling Multimodal Grippers for Universal Grasping

Development of multimodal grippers combining soft pneumatic actuation with suction for enhanced grasping diversity and adaptability. Innovative coupling mechanism design enables full-range grasping from 0.2g to 10kg objects.

Multimodal Grippers Soft-Rigid Coupling Pneumatic Actuation
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Stimuli-Responsive Material Design

Stimuli-Responsive Smart Materials

Exploring materials that can change their properties in response to environmental stimuli for adaptive robotic applications. Achieving synergistic optimization of structural rigidity and compliant interaction through soft-rigid coupling.

Smart Materials Stimuli-Responsive Adaptive Control
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Multimodal Operation Design

Elephant Trunk-Inspired Manipulation

Bio-inspired design strategies for transporting and manipulating dispersed cylindrical objects using trunk-like soft robotic systems. Achieving over 90% grasping success rate with 50% time savings.

Bio-inspired Design Elephant Trunk Soft Manipulation
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