The rapidly expanding field of soft robotics has provided multiple examples of how entirely
soft machines and actuators can outperform conventional rigid robots in terms of …

The emerging field of soft robotics makes use of many classes of materials including metals,
low glass transition temperature (Tg) plastics, and high Tg elastomers. Dependent on the …

Pneumatically actuated soft robots have recently shown promise for their ability to adapt to
their environment. Previously, these robots have been controlled with electromechanical …

In recent years, magnetism has gained an enormous amount of interest among researchers
for actuating different sizes and types of bio/soft robots, which can be via an electromagnetic …

Almost all pneumatic and hydraulic actuators useful for mesoscale functions rely on hard
valves for control. This article describes a soft, elastomeric valve that contains a bistable …

Recent advances in the rapidly growing field of soft robotics highlight the potential for
innovations in wearable soft robotics to meet challenges and opportunities affecting …

Endowed with the expected visions for future surgery, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has
become one of the most rapid develo** areas in modern surgery. Soft robotics, which …

Although soft devices (grippers, actuators, and elementary robots) are rapidly becoming an
integral part of the broad field of robotics, autonomy for completely soft devices has only …

Periodic actuation of multiple soft, pneumatic actuators requires coordinated function of
multiple, separate components. This work demonstrates a soft, pneumatic ring oscillator that …

Electromagnetic actuators (EMAs) serve the majority of motion control needs in fields
ranging from industrial robotics to automotive systems and biomedical devices, due to their …