The soft actuators capable of responding to multiple stimuli and adapting to changing
environments have attracted growing interest in the flexible multifunctional materials …

Soft materials that respond to wireless external stimuli are referred to as “smart” materials
due to their promising potential in real‐world actuation and sensing applications in robotics …

Reprogrammable magneto-responsive soft actuators capable of working in enclosed and
confined spaces and adapting functions under changing situations are highly demanded for …

Stimulus-responsive materials provide an attractive platform to design and build
distinguished soft robots that can dynamically change their shapes to adapt for a variety of …

In this work, we advance printed active composites by combining 3D printing, printed
electronics, and liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) to achieve soft actuators with free-standing …

Soft actuators with both actuation and self-sensing characteristics can better adapt to the
environment and more effectively realize intelligent human–machine interactions, which is …

Multistimuli responsiveness and programmable shape recovery are crucial for soft actuators
in soft robotics, electronics, and wearables. However, existing strategies for actuation cannot …

Multifunctionality is an essential feature for the application of soft actuators in the fields of
soft robotics, flexible electronics, and energy generators. Accordingly, liquid crystal polymer …

Soft actuators based on liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are captivating significant
interest because of their unique properties combining the programmable liquid crystalline …

Soft actuators with apparent uniqueness in exhibiting complex shape morphing are highly
desirable for artificial intelligence applications. However, for the majority of soft actuators, in …