Magnetically responsive soft materials are soft composites where magnetic fillers are
embedded into soft polymeric matrices. These active materials have attracted extensive …

In the 21st century, robotics has been revolutionized by a new perspective: robots made of
soft materials mimicking nature show several advantages compared to hard robot …

Human hands are amazingly skilled at recognizing and handling objects of different sizes
and shapes. To date, soft robots rarely demonstrate autonomy equivalent to that of humans …

Soft structures and actuation allow robots, conventionally consisting of rigid components, to
perform more compliant, adaptive interactions similar to living creatures. Although numerous …

Mobility and robustness are two important features for practical applications of robots. Soft
robots made of polymeric materials have the potential to achieve both attributes …

Microrobots that are light and agile yet require no artificial power input can be widely used in
medical, military, and industrial applications. As an actuation system to drive such robots …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) structures capable of reversible transformations in their
geometrical layouts have important applications across a broad range of areas. Most …

Small-scale wireless soft robotics can be designed as implantable, interventional or
wearable devices for various biomedical applications. Their flexibility, dexterity, adaptability …

The creation of autonomous subgram microrobots capable of complex behaviors remains a
grand challenge in robotics largely due to the lack of microactuators with high work densities …