Soft robots, capable of safe interaction with delicate objects through their flexibility and
compliance, are attracting attention in various real-world applications as manipulators …

Bioinspired soft actuators with adaptive, reconfigurable, and multifunctional features have
gained increasing attention in soft-robotic applications of intelligent responsive devices …

Replicating human somatosensory networks in robots is crucial for dexterous manipulation,
ensuring the appropriate gras** force for objects of varying softness and textures. Despite …

Despite recent advancements, artificial muscles have not yet been able to strike the right
balance between exceptional mechanical properties and dexterous actuation abilities that …

Variable stiffness materials have shown considerable application in soft robotics. However,
previously reported materials often struggle to reconcile high stiffness, stretchability …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) have received widespread attention in human-robot
interaction and biomedical engineering due to their merits of large deformation, fast …

This paper presents a class of robotic skins inspired by auxetic metamaterials, which enable
programmable bending in soft pneumatic actuators. The efficiency of these robotic skins in …

Elephant trunks are capable of complex, multimodal deformations, allowing them to perform
task‐oriented high‐degree‐of‐freedom (DOF) movements pertinent to the field of soft …

Conventional soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) are made of soft materials that facilitate safe
interaction and adaptability. In positioning and loading tasks, however, SPAs demonstrate …

Multimodal microrobots are of growing interest due to their capabilities to navigate diverse
terrains, with promising applications in inspection, exploration, and biomedicine. Despite …