Soft robots have recently attracted increased attention because their characteristics of low‐
cost fabrication, durability, and deformability make them uniquely suited for applications in …

Although substantial advancements have been achieved in robot-assisted surgery, the
blueprint to existing snake robotics predominantly focuses on the preliminary structural …

Herein, the progress of machine learning methods in the field of soft robotics, specifically in
the applications of sensing and control, is outlined. Data‐driven methods such as machine …

Feed-forward model-based control relies on models of the controlled plant, eg, in robotics on
accurate knowledge of manipulator kinematics or dynamics. However, mechanical and …

Feed-forward control relies on accurate knowledge about the controlled plant, eg models of
manipulator kinematics or dynamics. However, for many plants, mechanical models do not …

Continuum robots (CRs) have been the subject of intensive research in recent years due to
their wide range of potential applications. Research on grasp taxonomy plays a key role in a …

Sustainable development is increasingly driving the trend toward the application of
biomimicry as a strategy to generate environmentally friendly solutions in the design of …

Most of the long-reach inspection devices developed so far have a limitation in the reduction
of their diameter when their length is increased. This limitation is due to the technology used …

The control of soft continuum robots is challenging owing to their mechanical elasticity and
complex dynamics. An additional challenge emerges when we want to apply Learning from …

This paper proposes a unique soft robot arm. It shows very uncommon behaviour, that a
pneumatic platform that can be grasped, contract, extend (stretch), and bend in all directions …