Inspired by biological organisms, soft engineered robots seek to augment the capabilities of
rigid robots by providing safe, compliant, and flexible interfaces for human–machine …

Emerging soft robots with infinite degrees of freedom are one step closer to providing better
human–machine interactions than conventional hard and stiff robots, attributing to their …

Time-dependent shape-transferable soft robots are important for various intelligent
applications in flexible electronics and bionics. Four-dimensional (4D) shape changes can …

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

From power plants on land to bridges over the sea, safety-critical built environments require
periodic inspections for detecting issues to avoid functional discontinuities of these …

Compared to traditional rigid-bodied robots, soft robots are constructed using physically
flexible/elastic bodies and electronics to mimic nature and enable novel applications in …

Multimaterial mechanisms are seen throughout natural organisms across all length scales.
The different materials in their bodies, from rigid, structural materials to soft, elastic materials …

Soft robotics, an emerging field that focuses on the development of robots utilizing soft,
flexible, and deformable materials, is revolutionizing traditional robotics (reliant on rigid …

Soft robots outperform the conventional hard robots on significantly enhanced safety,
adaptability, and complex motions. The development of fully soft robots, especially fully from …

Hydrogels are promising starting materials for biomimetic soft robots as they are intrinsically
soft and hold properties analogous to nature's organic parts. However, the restrictive mold …