arxivcs.RO2026-07-21
Fabric Pneumatic Artificial Muscles Based on the Drawstring Principle
Chendong Liu, Dapeng Yang, Yiming Dai, Li Jiang, Hong Liu
Pneumatic artificial muscles have wide applications in robotics and industrial fields. Conventional pneumatic artificial muscles generate extra radial deformation during axial contraction, which severely wastes available working space. Inspired by the widely adopted drawstring pr…