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

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 …

Robots autonomously interact with their environment through a continual sense–decide–
respond control loop. Most commonly, the decide step occurs in a central processing unit; …

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 …

Intelligent robotic systems that can react to unprogrammed tasks and unforeseen
environmental changes require augmented “softness.” Robogami, a low-profile origami …

Origami is a practical approach for developing soft robots and deployable structures. If the
folding and stiffness are actively adjustable, we can program the motion of the resulting …

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

Bio‐inspired soft robots provide a promising solution for robots working in human‐centered
scenarios and interacting with unstructured environments. However, the functional versatility …

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

The good compliance of soft robots provides a reliable safety environment for human-robot
interaction; however, it also creates challenges for adding sensors to soft robots. In this …