Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving field where robots are fabricated using highly deformable
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …

Many soft robots are composed of soft fluidic actuators that are fabricated from silicone
rubbers and use hydraulic or pneumatic actuation. The strong nonlinearities and complex …

Soft robotic devices have desirable traits for applications in minimally invasive surgery (MIS),
but many interdisciplinary challenges remain unsolved. To understand current technologies …

To advance the field of soft robotics, a unified database of material constitutive models and
experimental characterizations is of paramount importance. This will facilitate the use of …

Soft robotic manipulators are continuum robots made of soft materials and flexible
components. The goal of soft robotic manipulators research is to enable these manipulators …

Endowed with the expected visions for future surgery, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has
become one of the most rapid develo** areas in modern surgery. Soft robotics, which …

A highly stretchable, low-cost strain sensor was successfully prepared using an extremely
cost-effective ionic liquid of ethylene glycol/sodium chloride. The hysteresis performance of …

Gras** and manipulation are fundamental ways for many creatures to interact with their
environments. Different morphologies and gras** methods of “grippers” are highly …

Soft actuators can be classified into five categories: tendon-driven actuators, electroactive
polymers, shape-memory materials, soft fluidic actuators (SFAs), and hybrid actuators. The …