https://career.purticra.icu/tags/isef/Recent content in ISEF on Hongyi LyuHugo -- gohugo.ioenhlyu68@gatech.edu (Hongyi Lyu)hlyu68@gatech.edu (Hongyi Lyu)Hongyi LyuWed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://career.purticra.icu/projects/frog/Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000hlyu68@gatech.edu (Hongyi Lyu)https://career.purticra.icu/projects/frog/<div class="lead text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 !mb-9 text-xl"> Another Way to Swim: A Lightweight Bionic Frog Robot Based on Pneumatic System </div> <figure><img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="auto" alt="Bionic frog robot prototype — pneumatic soft-body limbs with control electronics" width="2783" height="1988" src="https://career.purticra.icu/projects/frog/robot-photo_hu_f4c72d59832c168.jpg" srcset="https://career.purticra.icu/projects/frog/robot-photo_hu_f4c72d59832c168.jpg 800w, https://career.purticra.icu/projects/frog/robot-photo_hu_3595543b574eb3.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 65vw" data-zoom-src="https://career.purticra.icu/projects/frog/robot-photo.jpg"></figure> <h2 class="relative group">Overview <div id="overview" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#overview" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>This project presents a lightweight <strong>bionic frog robot</strong> driven by compressed gas through pneumatic soft-body actuators. Designed to mimic the swimming motion of a frog, the robot operates on the water surface using inchworm-shaped silicone joints that deform under internal air pressure — generating propulsion and enabling directional control.</p>