Self-supporting braided textile structures for soft robotics: Mechanics, design, and emerging applications
Published online on July 31, 2026
Abstract
Textile Research Journal, Ahead of Print.
Tubular braided structures are widely used in soft robotics as passive constraint layers in McKibben-type actuators. Recent studies have shown that they can also serve as self-supporting structural bodies, where the braid itself provides shape ...
Tubular braided structures are widely used in soft robotics as passive constraint layers in McKibben-type actuators. Recent studies have shown that they can also serve as self-supporting structural bodies, where the braid itself provides shape ...