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 …

Biomedical applications of soft robotics

M Cianchetti, C Laschi, A Menciassi… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Soft robotics enables the design of soft machines and devices at different scales. The
compliance and mechanical properties of soft robots make them especially interesting for …

Finite element modeling of soft fluidic actuators: Overview and recent developments

MS Xavier, AJ Fleming, YK Yong - Advanced Intelligent …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Many soft robots are composed of soft fluidic actuators that are fabricated from silicone
rubbers and use hydraulic or pneumatic actuation. The strong nonlinearities and complex …

Model-based reinforcement learning for closed-loop dynamic control of soft robotic manipulators

TG Thuruthel, E Falotico, F Renda… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dynamic control of soft robotic manipulators is an open problem yet to be well explored and
analyzed. Most of the current applications of soft robotic manipulators utilize static or quasi …

Heterogeneous sensing in a multifunctional soft sensor for human-robot interfaces

T Kim, S Lee, T Hong, G Shin, T Kim, YL Park - Science robotics, 2020 - science.org
Soft sensors have been playing a crucial role in detecting different types of physical stimuli
to part or the entire body of a robot, analogous to mechanoreceptors or proprioceptors in …

Additive manufacturing aimed to soft robots fabrication: A review

G Stano, G Percoco - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
In the 21st century, robotics has been revolutionized by a new perspective: robots made of
soft materials mimicking nature show several advantages compared to hard robot …

An overview of stiffening approaches for continuum robots

Y Fan, B Yi, D Liu - Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 2024 - Elsevier
Continuum robots have become more popular recently due to their scalable dexterity and
mobility. However, they may suffer from issues like insufficient stiffness because they are …