Soft robotics may enable many new technologies in which humans and robots physically
interact, yet the necessary high-performance soft actuators still do not exist. The optimal soft …

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

The integration of soft, stimuli‐responsive materials in robotic systems is a promising
approach to introduce dexterous and delicate manipulation of objects. Electrical control of …

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 …

Soft tubular actuators can be widely found both in nature and in engineering applications.
The benefits of tubular actuators include (i) multiple actuation modes such as contraction …

Remote light exposure of photoresponsive liquid crystalline polymers has drawn great
attention over the last years as an attractive strategy to generate mechanical work with high …

Liquid crystal elastomers exhibit large reversible strain and programmable shape
transformations, enabling various applications in soft robotics, dynamic optics, and …

Materials that undergo shape morphing in response to external stimuli have numerous
applications, eg, in soft robotics and biomedical devices. Shape memory polymers utilize …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) have long been celebrated for their exceptional shape
actuation and mechanical properties. For much of the last half century, a major focus for the …

Although liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) have demonstrated various applications in
artificial muscles and soft robotics, their inherent flexibility and orientation‐dependent forces …