Advances in soft robotics, materials science, and stretchable electronics have enabled rapid
progress in soft grippers. Here, a critical overview of soft robotic grippers is presented …

Stimulus-responsive materials are able to response to a particular stimulus, such as, heat,
chemical, and light. As such, they are smarter and more intelligent than ordinary materials …

TiNi thin films have attracted much attention in recent years as intelligent and functional
materials because of their unique properties. TiNi thin film based micro-actuators will …

In recent years, shape memory alloy (SMA) thin films have attracted significant attention from
the scientific community and industry for their potential applications in the field of smart …

Rapid progress in material science and nanotechnology has led to the development of the
shape memory alloys (SMA) and the shape memory polymers (SMP) based functional …

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) have the potential to be used for a wide variety of
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) applications, providing a unique combination of …

Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs), famous class of smart materials with unique functional and
intelligence properties, have attracted much attention in recent decades. These materials …

Thermal shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators are known for their superior energy density
(force-volume ratio) compared to other actuation principles, allowing the construction of …

The research focuses on systematically studying the effect of processing parameters in
controlling the microstructure and mechanical behavior including pseudoelasticity of a NiTi …

Recent advances in miniature robotics have brought promising improvements in
performance by leveraging the latest developments in soft materials, new fabrication …