Soft actuators for real-world applications

M Li, A Pal, A Aghakhani, A Pena-Francesch… - Nature Reviews …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Inspired by physically adaptive, agile, reconfigurable and multifunctional soft-bodied
animals and human muscles, soft actuators have been developed for a variety of …

Bistable and multistable actuators for soft robots: Structures, materials, and functionalities

Y Chi, Y Li, Y Zhao, Y Hong, Y Tang… - Advanced Materials, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Snap‐through bistability is often observed in nature (eg, fast snap** to closure of Venus
flytrap) and the life (eg, bottle caps and hair clippers). Recently, harnessing bistability and …

Soft robotic origami crawler

Q Ze, S Wu, J Nishikawa, J Dai, Y Sun, S Leanza… - Science …, 2022‏ - science.org
Biomimetic soft robotic crawlers have attracted extensive attention in various engineering
fields, owing to their adaptivity to different terrains. Earthworm-like crawlers realize …

Bioinspired soft robots for deep-sea exploration

G Li, TW Wong, B Shih, C Guo, L Wang, J Liu… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The deep ocean, Earth's untouched expanse, presents immense challenges for exploration
due to its extreme pressure, temperature, and darkness. Unlike traditional marine robots that …

Bubble casting soft robotics

TJ Jones, E Jambon-Puillet, J Marthelot, PT Brun - Nature, 2021‏ - nature.com
Inspired by living organisms, soft robots are developed from intrinsically compliant materials,
enabling continuous motions that mimic animal and vegetal movement. In soft robots, the …

Materials, actuators, and sensors for soft bioinspired robots

M Ilami, H Bagheri, R Ahmed… - Advanced …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Biological systems can perform complex tasks with high compliance levels. This makes them
a great source of inspiration for soft robotics. Indeed, the union of these fields has brought …

Electronic skins and machine learning for intelligent soft robots

B Shih, D Shah, J Li, TG Thuruthel, YL Park, F Iida… - Science Robotics, 2020‏ - science.org
Soft robots have garnered interest for real-world applications because of their intrinsic safety
embedded at the material level. These robots use deformable materials capable of shape …

A review on self-healing polymers for soft robotics

S Terryn, J Langenbach, E Roels, J Brancart… - Materials Today, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The intrinsic compliance of soft robots provides safety, a natural adaptation to its
environment, allows to absorb shocks, and protects them against mechanical impacts …

Control strategies for soft robot systems

J Wang, A Chortos - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soft robots have recently attracted increased attention because their characteristics of low‐
cost fabrication, durability, and deformability make them uniquely suited for applications in …

Submillimeter-scale multimaterial terrestrial robots

M Han, X Guo, X Chen, C Liang, H Zhao, Q Zhang… - Science Robotics, 2022‏ - science.org
Robots with submillimeter dimensions are of interest for applications that range from tools for
minimally invasive surgical procedures in clinical medicine to vehicles for manipulating …