Serious climate changes and energy-related environmental problems are currently critical
issues in the world. In order to reduce carbon emissions and save our environment …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) as a typical class of electroactive polymers have been
developed rapidly in the last two decades due to their advantages such as large strain, high …

Dielectric elastomers (DEs) can act as deformable capacitors that generate mechanical work
in response to an electric field. DEs are often based on commercial acrylic and silicone …

Broad adoption of magnetic soft robotics is hampered by the sophisticated field paradigms
for their manipulation and the complexities in controlling multiple devices. Furthermore, high …

Soft robots are paving their way to catch up with the application range of metal-based
machines and to occupy fields that are challenging for traditional machines. Pneumatic …

Fluid-driven robotic systems typically use bulky and rigid power supplies, considerably
limiting their mobility and flexibility. Although various forms of low-profile soft pumps have …

Natural organisms offer a rich source for the construction of soft robots exhibiting
autonomous and intelligent behaviors, encompassing attributes like motion, perception, and …

Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are widely studied and applied as an artificial muscle owing to
their combined features of large actuation strain, fast response, high energy density, and low …

The intuitive and effective haptic feedback interaction is essential for human–machine
interfaces. However, most current commercial haptic feedback solutions are rigid, simplex …

In recent years, the field of soft robotics has gained much attention by virtue of its aptness to
work in certain environments unsuitable for traditional rigid robotics. Along with the uprising …