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Abstract: This paper presents an origami-inspired technique which allows the application of 2-D fabrication methods to build 3-D robotic systems. The ability to design robots as origami structures ...

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The first version of ORIPA was released in 2005. ORIPA was made open source in 2012, and was pushed to Github in 2013. To find out more about using the software ...

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Abstract: Multidirectional motion ability is a significant factor for crawling robots. Inspired by the Kresling origami pattern, this work introduces a soft pneumatic actuator that can achieve a ...