Innovative Soft Systems

Exploring the intersection of soft robotics, flexible electronics, and smart materials to create intelligent systems capable of active deformation.

Self-bendable Film

Combining shape memory alloy (SMA) wires with self-bendable substrates enables reversible bending and unbending under electrical control, providing a platform for flexible electronics.

Self-bendable Film Concept
Published in Soft Robotics, 2018 View Paper →

Multi-channel Bendable Film

Combining locally bent SMA wires with flexible films featuring metal traces allows control of actuation regions and bending directions through electrical input, with adjustable curvature.

Multi-channel Bendable Film Concept
Published in Soft Robotics, 2022 (Cover Image) View Paper →

Soft Robotic Flatworm

A multi-channel robot that moves in desired directions through reinforcement learning-based control strategies, mimicking biological tissue and brain structure.

Soft Robotic Flatworm Concept
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Published in Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 (Cover Image) View Paper →

Multi-channel Morphing Sheet

Combining dielectric elastomer actuators (DEA) with multi-channel metal pads on a film enables shape morphing control through voltage input.

Multi-channel Morphing Sheet
In preparation