... and theoretical analysis of soft actuators for hand rehabilitation. In view of the problems above, this paper aims to propose a cheap, portable, wearable soft multiple joints rehabilitation glove. Design/methodology/approach First, this paper determined the hyperelastic constitutive model by material tensile...

...Dong Liu; Minghao Wang; Ming Cong Purpose The purpose of this paper is to solve the common problems of outer phenomenon and stress concentration among pneumatic networks soft actuators. Design/methodology/approach On the basis of imitating the caterpillar structure, the new soft actuator...

...Lei Zhang; Wendong Wang; Yikai Shi; Yang Chu; Xing Ming Purpose To achieve variable stiffness, this paper aims to design a flexible actuator with variable stiffness by using the magnetorheological effect of magnetorheological fluid. The variable stiffness actuator can well meet the safety...