For decades, the revolution in design and fabrication methodology of flexible capacitive
pressure sensors using various inorganic/organic materials has significantly enhanced the …

With the commercialization of first‐generation flexible mobiles and displays in the late
2010s, humanity has stepped into the age of flexible electronics. Inevitably, soft …

Soft pneumatic robotic grippers can be used to conduct a wide range of tasks in extreme
environments as they are generally free of conductive or magnetic components. But the …

Despite advances in a diversity of environments, snake robots are still far behind snakes in
traversing complex 3-D terrain with large obstacles. This is due to a lack of understanding of …

We introduce a spherical fingertip sensor for dynamic manipulation. It is based on
barometric pressure and time-of-flight proximity sensors and is low-latency, compact, and …

Eight types of polyurethane were synthesized using seven types of diisocyanate. It was
found that the elasto-optical constant depends on the concentration of diisocyanate groups …

We present a highly conformable stretchable sensory skin made of soft components. The
skin uses low pressure pneumatic taxels and stretchable channels to conduct pressure …

Toward the goal of robots performing robust and intelligent physical interactions with people,
it is crucial that robots are able to accurately sense the human body, follow trajectories …

Electronic skin (e-skin) systems are devices that mimic the different sensing modalities of
skin. While the modalities sensed can vary from temperature to tactile, the main inspiration …

Almost all robotic systems in use have hard shells, which is limiting in many ways their full
potential of physical interaction with humans or their surrounding environment. Robots with …