Publications
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2021
Shake and take: fast transformation of an origami gripper
C. Liu, S. Wohlever, M. Ou, T. Padir, S. Felton, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 38(1), 491-506, 2021.
A soft durometer for tactile sensing
M. Oliveira, A. Vaidya, T. Padir, S. Felton, IEEE Int. Conf. on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 427-434, 2021.
2020
Mechanically programmed miniature origami grippers
A. Orlofsky, C. Liu, S. Kamrava, A. Vaziri, S. Felton, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2872-2878, 2020.
A closed-form solution for the kinematics of asymmetric Miura vertices
S. Kamrava, C. Liu, A. Orlofsky, A. Vaziri, S. Felton, arXiv:2001.07657, 2020.
2019
Origami for the everyday
S. Felton, Nature Machine Intelligence, 1(12), 115-116, 2019.
Origami-equivalent compliant mechanism
S. Kamrava, R Ghosh, J Xiong, S. Felton, A. Vaziri, Applied Physics Letters, 115(17), 171904, 2019.
Hybrid fabrication of a soft bending actuator with casting and additive manufacturing
M. Oliveira, A. Lurie, D. Ewen, P. Long, T. Padir, S. Felton, ASME IDETC/CIE Mechanisms and Robotics Conf., 2019.
Dynamic transformation of an origami string using a stacked Miura cell
C. Liu, Z. Aung, S. Felton, ASME IDETC/CIE Mechanisms and Robotics Conf., 2019.
Design and characterization of electrostatic zipper hinges
M. Oliveira, C. Davis, S. Bradford, T. Disarro, J. Smith, S. Felton, Smart Materials and Structures, 28(7), 075002, 2019.
A self-folding pneumatic piston for mechanically robust origami robots
C. Liu, A. Orlofsky, C. Kitcher, S. Felton, Robotics and Automation Letters, 4(2), 1372-1378, 2019.
Protein-based hydrogels that actuate self-folding systems
C. Gomes, C. Liu, J. Paten, S. Felton, L. Deravi, Advanced Functional Materials, 1805777, 2018.
2018
Transformation dynamics in origami
C. Liu, S. Felton, Physical Review Letters, 121(25), 254101, 2018.
A chemo-mechatronic origami device for chemical sensing
C. Liu, C. Gomes, K. McDonald, L. Deravi, S. Felton, ASME Conf. on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, 2018.
Design of a variable stiffness wrist brace with an origami structural element
M. Oliveira, C. Liu, M. Zhao, S. Felton, ASME Conf. on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, 2018.
Origami inspired reconfigurable antenna for wireless communication systems
A. Molaei, C. Liu, S. Felton, J. Martinez-Lorenzo, arXiv:1805.10370, 2018.
Minimally actuated transformation of origami machines
F. Zuliani, C. Liu, J. Paik, S. Felton, Robotics and Automation Letters, 3(3), 1426-1433, 2018.
Programmable origami strings (back cover article)
S. Kamrava, D. Mousanezhad, S. Felton, A. Vaziri, Advanced Materials Technologies, 3(3), 1700276, 2018.
2017
A self-folding robot arm for load-bearing operations
C. Liu, S. Felton, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 1979-1986, 2017.
2016
Feedback-controlled self-folding of autonomous robot collectives
M. Nisser, S. Felton, M. Tolley, M. Rubenstein, R. Wood, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 1254-1261, 2016.
2015
Printing angle sensors for foldable robots
X. Sun, S. Felton, R. Niiyama, R. Wood, S. Kim, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 1725-1731, 2015.
Self-folding with shape memory composites at the millimeter scale
S. Felton, K. Becker, D. Aukes, R. Wood, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 25(8), 085004, 2015.
Self-folding and self-actuating robots: A pneumatic approach
X. Sun, S. Felton, R. Niiyama, R. Wood, S. Kim, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 3160-3165, 2015.
2014
Mechanically programmed self-folding at the millimeter scale
S. Felton, M. Tolley, R. Wood, IEEE Int. Conf. on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 1232-1237, 2014.
Self-folding origami: shape memory composites activated by uniform heating
M. Tolley, S. Felton, S. Miyashita, D. Aukes, D. Rus, R. Wood, Smart Materials and Structures 23(9), 094006, 2014.
A method for building self-folding machines
S. Felton, M. Tolley, E. Demaine, D. Rus, R. Wood, Science 345(6197), 644-646, 2014.
A passive, origami-inspired, continuously variable transmission (finalist, best paper)
S. Felton, D. Lee, K. Cho, R. Wood, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2913-2918, 2014.
Self-assembling sensors for printable machines
B. Shin, S. Felton, M. Tolley, R. Wood, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 4417-4422, 2014.
2013
Self-folding shape memory laminates for automated fabrication
M. Tolley, S. Felton, S. Miyashita, L. Xu, B. Shin, M. Zhou, D. Rus, R. Wood, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 4931-4936, 2013.
Self-folding with shape memory composites (cover article)
S. Felton, M. Tolley, B. Shin, C. Onal, E. Demaine, D. Rus, R. Wood, Soft Matter 9(32), 7688-7694, 2013.
Robot self-assembly by folding: a printed inchworm robot
S. Felton, M. Tolley, C. Onal, D. Rus, R. Wood, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 277-282, 2013.
2012 and earlier
Design, fabrication, and modeling of the split actuator microrobotic bee
K. Ma, S. Felton, R. Wood, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 1133-1140, 2012.
Associating the mesoscale fiber organization of the tongue with local strain rate during swallowing
S. Felton, T. Gaige, T. Benner, R. Wang, T. Reese, V. Wedeen, R. Gilbert, Journal of Biomechanics 41, 1782-1789, 2008.
Mechanical basis for lingual deformation during the propulsive phase of swallowing as determined by phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging
S. Felton, T. Gaige, T. Reese, V. Wedeen, R. Gilbert, Journal of Applied Physiology 103(1), 255-265, 2007.