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Inspired by accordion bellows, we proposed a novel design of foldable pneumatic bending actuators (FPBAs) in this study, which were fabricated with the thermoplastic polyurethane fabric materials. FPBAs could produce torque by the inflation or interactive compression of their interconnect air chambers with no airflow restriction occurring at any bending angle. General mechanical equations for FPBAs were derived to characterize their output torque as functions of their geometry and internal air pressure. To evaluate the feasibility of FPBAs, a specific prototype with rectangular chambers was constructed and tested by mechanical experiments. A knee exosuit equipped with the prototype was also designed, and five subjects were recruited to perform static postures in knee rehabilitation training with and without the assistance of the knee exosuit. 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