In the contemporary era, novel manufacturing technologies like additive manufacturing (AM)
have revolutionized the different engineering sectors including biomedical, aerospace …

Soft-robot designs are manifold, but only a few are publicly available. Often, these are only
briefly described in their publications. This complicates reproduction and hinders the …

Electrostatic clutches offer electrically programmable control of system stiffness, providing
significant advantages in various robotic and haptic applications. However, conventional …

Robotic artificial muscles, inspired by the adaptability of biological muscles, outperform rigid
robots in dynamic environments due to their flexibility. However, the intrinsic compliance of …

Over recent decades, robots have become pervasive in various industries, yet their
presence in households remains limited despite the potential benefits they could offer …

Pneumatic soft robotics is known for its high adaptability and strong load capacity, and the
pneumatic control system is regarded as the neural system of pneumatic soft robots to …

Vacuum-powered actuators possess inherent security, reliability, and durability compared
with positive-pressure-powered actuators. However, achieving the variable curvatures of …

This study first draws inspiration from the dual biomimetic design of plant cell walls and
honeycomb structures, drawing on their structural characteristics to design a flexible shell …

For robots to be useful for real-world applications, they should be safe around humans,
deployable and passively compressible to a fraction of their size, and low-cost for practical …

Soft robotic systems are inherently compliant, giving them unique capabilities not possessed
by traditional rigid-bodied robot systems. Many soft systems rely on soft pneumatic actuators …