Soft robots often draw inspiration from nature to navigate different environments. Although
the inching motion and crawling motion of caterpillars have been widely studied in the …

Soft actuators hold great potential for applications in surgical operations, robotic
manipulation, and prosthetic devices. However, they are limited by their structures …

Conventional soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) are made of soft materials that facilitate safe
interaction and adaptability. In positioning and loading tasks, however, SPAs demonstrate …

Origami has become an optimal methodological choice for creating complex three-
dimensional (3D) structures and soft robots. The simple and low-cost origami-inspired …

Soft robots have long been attractive to robotic engineers due to their remarkable dexterity;
however, reports that standardize soft actuators into modularized off-shelf devices akin to …

Friction-assisted locomotion in limbless creatures has inspired the development of
bioinspired soft robots that can creep into narrow passages, inspect disaster sites, and …

Untethered annelids-inspired soft robots can be used in space-confined compliant
interactions where remote actuation is necessary. In contrast to their fully-soft counterparts …

Origami is a rich source of inspiration for creating soft actuators with complex deformations.
However, implementing the re‐foldability of origami on soft actuators remains a significant …

Many inspirations for soft robotics are from the natural world, such as octopuses, snakes,
and caterpillars. Here, we report a caterpillar-inspired, energy-efficient crawling robot with …

Tightly integrating actuation, computation, and sensing in soft materials allows soft robots to
respond autonomously to their environments. However, fusing these capabilities within a …