Sensing in soft robotics

C Hegde, J Su, JMR Tan, K He, X Chen, S Magdassi - ACS nano, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Soft robotics is an exciting field of science and technology that enables robots to manipulate
objects with human-like dexterity. Soft robots can handle delicate objects with care, access …

Bioinspired soft robots for deep-sea exploration

G Li, TW Wong, B Shih, C Guo, L Wang, J Liu… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The deep ocean, Earth's untouched expanse, presents immense challenges for exploration
due to its extreme pressure, temperature, and darkness. Unlike traditional marine robots that …

Soft sensors and actuators for wearable human–machine interfaces

J Park, Y Lee, S Cho, A Choe, J Yeom, YG Ro… - Chemical …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Haptic human–machine interfaces (HHMIs) combine tactile sensation and haptic feedback
to allow humans to interact closely with machines and robots, providing immersive …

Control of soft robots with inertial dynamics

DA Haggerty, MJ Banks, E Kamenar, AB Cao… - Science robotics, 2023‏ - science.org
Soft robots promise improved safety and capability over rigid robots when deployed near
humans or in complex, delicate, and dynamic environments. However, infinite degrees of …

Multimodal soft robotic actuation and locomotion

DR Yao, I Kim, S Yin, W Gao - Advanced Materials, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Diverse and adaptable modes of complex motion observed at different scales in living
creatures are challenging to reproduce in robotic systems. Achieving dexterous movement …

Advanced flexible sensing technologies for soft robots

J Qu, G Cui, Z Li, S Fang, X Zhang, A Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soft robots have recently attracted increasing interest due to their advantages in durability,
flexibility, and deformability, which enable them to adapt to unstructured environments and …

4D printing of humidity‐driven seed inspired soft robots

L Cecchini, S Mariani, M Ronzan, A Mondini… - Advanced …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Geraniaceae seeds represent a role model in soft robotics thanks to their ability to move
autonomously across and into the soil driven by humidity changes. The secret behind their …

Biohybrid robots: recent progress, challenges, and perspectives

VA Webster-Wood, M Guix, NW Xu… - Bioinspiration & …, 2022‏ - iopscience.iop.org
The past ten years have seen the rapid expansion of the field of biohybrid robotics. By
combining engineered, synthetic components with living biological materials, new robotics …

[HTML][HTML] Nanomaterials and nanotechnology for biomedical soft robots

Y Yang, P Jiao - Materials Today Advances, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Soft robots have opened an emerging research direction in robotics due to their promising
performance enabled by functional materials and fabrication technology. Recent progress of …

Performance metrics for shape-morphing devices

J Wang, A Chortos - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024‏ - nature.com
Shape-morphing devices, with their capacity to undergo structural transformations, are on
the verge of revolutionizing multiple domains, from human–machine interfaces to biomedical …