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Main Authors: Ni, Zhenwei, Xu, Chang, Qin, Zhihang, Zhang, Ceng, Tang, Zhiqiang, Wang, Peiyi, Laschi, Cecilia
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.01481
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author Ni, Zhenwei
Xu, Chang
Qin, Zhihang
Zhang, Ceng
Tang, Zhiqiang
Wang, Peiyi
Laschi, Cecilia
author_facet Ni, Zhenwei
Xu, Chang
Qin, Zhihang
Zhang, Ceng
Tang, Zhiqiang
Wang, Peiyi
Laschi, Cecilia
contents Soft robotic grippers gently and safely manipulate delicate objects due to their inherent adaptability and softness. Limited by insufficient stiffness and imprecise force control, conventional soft grippers are not suitable for applications that require stable grasping force. In this work, we propose a soft gripper that utilizes an origami-inspired structure to achieve tunable constant force output over a wide strain range. The geometry of each taper panel is established to provide necessary parameters such as protrusion distance, taper angle, and crease thickness required for 3D modeling and FEA analysis. Simulations and experiments show that by optimizing these parameters, our design can achieve a tunable constant force output. Moreover, the origami-inspired soft gripper dynamically adapts to different shapes while preventing excessive forces, with potential applications in logistics, manufacturing, and other industrial settings that require stable and adaptive operations
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spellingShingle Origami-Inspired Soft Gripper with Tunable Constant Force Output
Ni, Zhenwei
Xu, Chang
Qin, Zhihang
Zhang, Ceng
Tang, Zhiqiang
Wang, Peiyi
Laschi, Cecilia
Robotics
Soft robotic grippers gently and safely manipulate delicate objects due to their inherent adaptability and softness. Limited by insufficient stiffness and imprecise force control, conventional soft grippers are not suitable for applications that require stable grasping force. In this work, we propose a soft gripper that utilizes an origami-inspired structure to achieve tunable constant force output over a wide strain range. The geometry of each taper panel is established to provide necessary parameters such as protrusion distance, taper angle, and crease thickness required for 3D modeling and FEA analysis. Simulations and experiments show that by optimizing these parameters, our design can achieve a tunable constant force output. Moreover, the origami-inspired soft gripper dynamically adapts to different shapes while preventing excessive forces, with potential applications in logistics, manufacturing, and other industrial settings that require stable and adaptive operations
title Origami-Inspired Soft Gripper with Tunable Constant Force Output
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.01481