The actuation of soft robotics has relied predominantly on pneumatic or hydraulic
transmissions. However, these transmissions require good sealing and complicated valve …

This article presents the design principle and fabrication of a variable stiffness soft robotic
gripper for adaptive grasping and robust holding. The proposed robotic gripper is based on …

For a good soft gripper, it is desirable to have many grasping modes, variable stiffness and
high load capacity in order to adapt to all sort of target objects. However, most of the existing …

Compared with rigid grippers, soft grippers show fantastic adaptability and flexibility in
grasping irregularly shaped and fragile objects. However, the low stiffness of the soft …

This paper proposes a new variable stiffness soft gripper that enables high-performance
grasping tasks in industrial applications. The design of the proposed monolithic soft gripper …

In soft bending gripper design, the concept of passive particle jamming can play an
important role in improving certain properties of the gripper. It has been proved that its …

Soft grippers have attracted increasing attention due to safer and more adaptable human–
machine and environment-machine interactions. However, it has always been a challenge …

This article presents an innovative, motor-driven, three-finger compliant gripper for adaptive
grasping of size-varied delicate objects. An optimized compliant finger design is identified …

In the growing field of study known as “soft robotics,“highly adaptable robots are built for soft
interactions by utilizing the acquiescence, and flexibility of soft structures. The substantial …

Soft robots have advantages such as low weight and compact size compared to rigid robots.
Variable stiffness is one of the key methods of improving the performance of a soft robot. The …