Undergraduate capstone · Shenzhen University · 2024

Pneumatic
Soft Robot

An STM32 controller brings together pumps, valves and a multi-chamber soft structure for a neck-support prototype.

面向颈脖理疗的智能软体机器人 · 本科毕业设计实机展示

  • C / STM32F103
  • PWM / ADC / UART
  • ESP8266 / MQTT
  • OLED
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01Pneumatic prototypeMP4 · 24 s

Inside the prototype

Original recordings from the graduation presentation

System design

Local control, pneumatic actuation and remote interaction

Original design: mobile app and cloud connect through ESP8266 to STM32, with pressure input, OLED, valves and pumps
Original system diagram from the 2024 graduation presentation.
毕业答辩中的系统总体框架图。
Embedded controller
STM32F103C8T6, C, Standard Peripheral Library, main loop and interrupts.
Pneumatic hardware
Inflation and vacuum pumps, solenoid valves, external driver and power modules.
Input and feedback
Buttons, OLED status display and analog pressure-sensor acquisition.
Remote interface
ESP8266 UART/AT commands, Alibaba Cloud message routing and a mobile interface.
Project archive and source code

This academic prototype was documented in my 2024 graduation thesis and presentation. The original videos preserve the demonstration as recorded. They show engineering functions, not clinical outcomes.

The repository preserves the final firmware snapshot. Cloud initialization and pressure-threshold statements are commented out in that source configuration; the graduation materials document those experiments separately. See the project README for hardware details and source navigation.