Multistable thin-shell metastructures for multiresponsive reconfigurable metabots.

ABSTRACT: Multistable metastructures can switch between multiple stable configurations without requiring locking forces. However, their potential for creating reconfigurable robots-metabots-capable of adapting to changing environments remains largely unexplored. Here, we report harnessing developable surface-based multistable thin-shell metastructures with high reconfigurability for adaptive manipulation and locomotion. These multistable metastructures are constructed by cutting and bonding thin polymer sheets with patterned cutouts, enabling programmable prestored elastic energy. A single unit achieves up to 20 stable configurations, while a four-unit assembly yields 256 reconfigured states, through simple folding of dynamic virtual creases. When integrated with thin sheet-based, multiresponsive so

SUBMITTER: Zhou C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12526204 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature