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Recently, inflatable elements integrated in robotics systems have enabledcomplex motions as a result of simple inputs. However, these fluidic actuatorstypically exhibit unimodal deformation upon inflation. Here, we present a newdesign concept for modular, fluidic actuators that can switch betweendeformation modes as a response to an input threshold. Our system comprisesbistable origami modules in which snapping breaks rotational symmetry, givingaccess to a bending deformation. By tuning geometry, the modules can bedesigned to snap at different pressure thresholds, rotate clockwise orcounterclockwise when actuated, and bend in different planes. Due to theirability to assume multiple deformation modes as response to a single pressureinput we call our system MuA-Ori, or Multimodal Actuated Origami. MuA-Oriprovides an ideal platform to design actuators that can switch betweendifferent configurations, reach multiple, pre-defined targets in space, andmove along complex trajectories.

MuA-Ori: Multimodal Actuated Origami