Soft robotics technologies are paving the way toward robotic abilities which are vital for a
wide range of applications, including manufacturing, manipulation, grip**, human …

Compliant mechanisms have become an important branch of modern mechanisms. Unlike
conventional rigid body mechanisms, compliant mechanisms transform the displacement …

This review comprises a detailed survey of ongoing methodologies for soft actuators,
highlighting approaches suitable for nanometer‐to centimeter‐scale robotic applications …

Cables are complex, high-dimensional, and dynamic objects. Standard approaches to
manipulate them often rely on conservative strategies that involve long series of very slow …

Flexure-based compliant mechanisms are becoming increasingly promising in precision
engineering, robotics, and other applications due to the excellent advantages of no friction …

Compliant mechanisms exploit bending of flexible members to achieve their motion.
Advantages of compliant mechanisms include high precision motion, low weight, low friction …

This paper presents a comprehensive review of mechanical design and synthesis methods
for piezo-actuated compliant micro-positioning stages, which play an important role in areas …

Flexure hinges hold several advantages over classical rotation joints, including no friction
losses, no need for lubrication, no hysteresis, compactness, capacity to be utilized in small …

Current surgical devices are mostly rigid and are made of stiff materials, even though their
predominant use is on soft and wet tissues. With the emergence of compliant mechanisms …

Engineers routinely design for strength and stiffness. Steel and concrete prevent deflections
in buildings, and machines resort to rigid articulation in order to avoid deformations. But …