The field of continuum robotics is rapidly develo**. The development of new kinematic
structures, locomotion principles and control strategies is driving the development of new …

The ability to grasp a wider range of objects in size and shape directly relates to the
performance of robotic grippers. Adapting to complex geometries of objects requires large …

Soft actuators have been used for various robotic applications, such as flexible soft muscles,
actuators, grippers, and wearable devices. Soft actuators help handle delicate and fragile …

State estimation is one of the key requirements in robot control, which has been achieved by
kinematic and dynamic models combined with motion sensors in traditional robotics …

Soft robotic sensors have been limited in their applications due to their highly nonlinear time
variant behavior. Current studies are either looking into techniques to improve the mechano …

Soft strain sensors that utilize geometrical changes of elastomer structures embedded with
conductive liquid have advantage of physical compliance and dynamic durability …

Soft robotic is revolutionizing conventional robotics due to its numerous advantages such as
safer interaction and compliant behavior. They are becoming increasingly popular in the …

Fabric-based strain sensors can be seamlessly integrated into wearable systems for
monitoring various physiological signals. Although many different approaches have been …

The precise control of soft and continuum robots requires knowledge of their shape. The
shape of these robots has, in contrast to classical rigid robots, infinite degrees of freedom. To …

Sensing the angle of bending of a soft robotic finger is valuable in many applications but it is
a non-trivial task. In this paper, a simple but effective sensing approach based on variable …