The flexibility in polymer properties has allowed the development of a broad range of
materials with electroactivity, such as intrinsically conductive conjugated polymers …

Conducting polymers, particularly poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT) and its
complex with poly (styrene sulfonate)(PEDOT: PSS), provide a promising materials platform …

The sense of touch is involved in nearly all human activities, but information technologies for
displaying tactile sensory information to the skin are rudimentary when compared to state‐of …

Mechanical actuators are defined as mechanical devices that convert an input energy into
motion. Since the 1990s, advancements in the fields of robotics and automation have …

In the past decades, ion conductive polymers and elastomers have drawn worldwide
attention for their advanced functions in batteries, electroactive soft robotics, and sensors …

Smart textiles based on actuator materials are of practical interest, but few types have been
commercially exploited. The challenge for researchers has been to bring the concept out of …

In this paper, we propose a new type of continuum robot, referred to as a magnetic
concentric tube robot (M-CTR), for performing minimally invasive surgery in narrow and …

Until now, the synthesis of cationic vanadate nanofibers/conducting polymers composites
have required template such as surfactants and electrochemical equipment for the coating of …

This letter deals with the development of a vision-based controller for a continuum robot
architecture. More precisely, the controlled robotic structure is based on three-tube …

Soft actuators, pivotal for converting external energy into mechanical motion, have become
increasingly vital in a wide range of applications, from the subtle engineering of soft robotics …