Untethered small-scale machines (USSMs) that can actively adjust their motion,
deformation, and collective states in response to external stimuli have gained enormous …

The rapid development of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) highlights the
demands of haptic feedback technologies, especially with portable or even wearable …

Compared to traditional rigid-bodied robots, soft robots are constructed using physically
flexible/elastic bodies and electronics to mimic nature and enable novel applications in …

In the last years, the development of new materials as well as advanced fabrication
techniques have enabled the transformation of electronics from bulky rigid structures into …

Sweat could be a carrier of informative biomarkers for health status identification; therefore,
wearable sweat sensors have attracted significant attention for research. An external power …

The nonlinearity in the dynamics of a liquid crystal elastomer-based systems plays an
important role when designing and controlling a responsive LCE-based smart system. In this …

Plants can autonomously adjust their growth direction based on the gravitropic response to
maximize energy acquisition, despite lacking nerves and muscles. Endowing soft robots with …

Soft robotics aims to close the performance gap between built and biological machines
through materials design. Soft robots are constructed from soft, actuatable materials to be …

Muscle groups perform their functions in the human body via bilateral muscle actuation,
which brings bionic inspiration to artificial robot design. Building soft robotic systems with …

Origami has become an optimal methodological choice for creating complex three-
dimensional (3D) structures and soft robots. The simple and low-cost origami-inspired …