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According to the bending requirement of the soft gripper and the electrostrictive properties of the dielectric elastomer (DE), a quadrangular star honeycomb structure with zero Poisson\u2019s ratio is proposed as the supporting structure for the soft gripper to enhance its stiffness. The mechanical properties of the honeycomb structure were analyzed via the finite element method (FEM) to improve its stress and horizontal compression displacement. By discussing different parameters such as the pre-stretching ratio of the dielectric elastomer and the pre-compression displacement of the honeycomb structure, we analyzed their influence on the bending displacement performance of the soft gripper. The performance of the soft grippers was verified through both simulations and experiments. 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