Bistable and multistable actuators for soft robots: Structures, materials, and functionalities

Y Chi, Y Li, Y Zhao, Y Hong, Y Tang… - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Snap‐through bistability is often observed in nature (eg, fast snap** to closure of Venus
flytrap) and the life (eg, bottle caps and hair clippers). Recently, harnessing bistability and …

Soft pneumatic actuators: A review of design, fabrication, modeling, sensing, control and applications

MS Xavier, CD Tawk, A Zolfagharian, J Pinskier… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

3D printed microfluidics: advances in strategies, integration, and applications

R Su, F Wang, MC McAlpine - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The ability to construct multiplexed micro-systems for fluid regulation could substantially
impact multiple fields, including chemistry, biology, biomedicine, tissue engineering, and soft …

Intelligent robotics—A systematic review of emerging technologies and trends

JT Licardo, M Domjan, T Orehovački - Electronics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Intelligent robotics has the potential to revolutionize various industries by amplifying output,
streamlining operations, and enriching customer interactions. This systematic literature …

Control strategies for soft robot systems

J Wang, A Chortos - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robots have recently attracted increased attention because their characteristics of low‐
cost fabrication, durability, and deformability make them uniquely suited for applications in …

Advanced flexible sensing technologies for soft robots

J Qu, G Cui, Z Li, S Fang, X Zhang, A Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robots have recently attracted increasing interest due to their advantages in durability,
flexibility, and deformability, which enable them to adapt to unstructured environments and …

Materials, actuators, and sensors for soft bioinspired robots

M Ilami, H Bagheri, R Ahmed… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biological systems can perform complex tasks with high compliance levels. This makes them
a great source of inspiration for soft robotics. Indeed, the union of these fields has brought …

3D-printed digital pneumatic logic for the control of soft robotic actuators

S Conrad, J Teichmann, P Auth, N Knorr, K Ulrich… - Science robotics, 2024 - science.org
Soft robots are paving their way to catch up with the application range of metal-based
machines and to occupy fields that are challenging for traditional machines. Pneumatic …

Modular multi-degree-of-freedom soft origami robots with reprogrammable electrothermal actuation

S Wu, T Zhao, Y Zhu, GH Paulino - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024 - pnas.org
Soft robots often draw inspiration from nature to navigate different environments. Although
the inching motion and crawling motion of caterpillars have been widely studied in the …

Flexible electronics: stretchable electrodes and their future

S Huang, Y Liu, Y Zhao, Z Ren… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible electronics, as an emerging and exciting research field, have brought great interest
to the issue of how to make flexible electronic materials that offer both durability and high …