Recent technological advances enable gripper-equipped robots to perform many tasks
traditionally associated with the human hand, allowing the use of grippers in a wide range of …

Human dexterity is an invaluable capability for precise manipulation of objects in complex
tasks. The capability of robots to similarly grasp and perform in-hand manipulation of objects …

Soft actuators can be classified into five categories: tendon-driven actuators, electroactive
polymers, shape-memory materials, soft fluidic actuators (SFAs), and hybrid actuators. The …

A single universal robotic gripper with the capacity to fulfill a wide variety of gripping and
grasping tasks has always been desirable. A three-dimensional (3D) printed modular soft …

This article shows how changing 3D printing parameters and using bio‐inspired lattice
chambers can engineer soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) with different behaviors in terms of …

This paper presents a novel design and development of a low-cost and multi-touch sensor
based on capacitive variations. This new sensor is very flexible and easy to fabricate …

Humans can use different grasping poses and forces for everyday objects of different
shapes and sizes. Grasping and manipulating everyday objects have been longstanding …

Soft materials have attracted substantial attention in interdisciplinary research because of
their remarkable resemblance to human tissues. The use of three-dimensional (3D) printing …

Continuously increasing applications of robot technologies in unstructured environments put
higher requirements on the robotic grippers' performance, such as interaction capability …

Pneumatic soft robots present many advantages in manipulation tasks. Notably, their
inherent compliance makes them safe and reliable in unstructured and fragile environments …