Soft robots driven by stimuli-responsive materials have unique advantages over
conventional rigid robots, especially in terms of high adaptability for underwater exploration …

Nature has evolved a vast array of strategies for propulsion at the air-fluid interface. Inspired
by a survival mechanism initiated by the honeybee (Apis mellifera) trapped on the surface of …

In this paper, a bionic mantis shrimp amphibious soft robot based on a dielectric elastomer is
proposed to realize highly adaptive underwater multimodal motion. Under the action of an …

Unknown disturbances and material properties affect the trajectory tracking of underwater
soft clawing robots. A nonsingular fast terminal sliding mode predictive controller is …

Miniature resonant piezoelectric robots have the advantages of compact structure, fast
response, high speed, and easy control, which have attracted the interest of many scholars …

Much of the Earth and many surfaces of extraterrestrial bodies are composed of non-
cohesive particulate matter. Locomoting on such granular terrain is challenging for common …

The urgent need for marine resources exploration and development has gradually changed
the focus of research in the field of robots. The research about robots working across …

Robotics and vibration mechanics are among the main research areas in mechanical
engineering. Robotics includes the design, construction, control, operation, and trajectory …

In recent years, bionic amphibious robot technology has emerged in the fields of underwater
exploration, marine resource development, and emergency rescue. To address the …

Today, a major obstacle to develo** locomotion mechanisms that are as safe and energy
efficient as living organisms has been overcome with the development of actuators with …