Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving field where robots are fabricated using highly deformable
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …

This paper focuses on the recent development of soft pneumatic actuators for soft robotics
over the past few years, concentrating on the following four categories: control systems …

The emergence of soft robots has presented new challenges associated with controlling the
underlying fluidics of such systems. Here, we introduce a strategy for additively …

Conventionally, engineers have employed rigid materials to fabricate precise, predictable
robotic systems, which are easily modelled as rigid members connected at discrete joints …

Almost all pneumatic and hydraulic actuators useful for mesoscale functions rely on hard
valves for control. This article describes a soft, elastomeric valve that contains a bistable …

A pneumatically powered, fully untethered mobile soft robot is described. Composites
consisting of silicone elastomer, polyaramid fabric, and hollow glass microspheres were …

The 20th century's robotic systems have been made from stiff materials, and much of the
developments have pursued ever more accurate and dynamic robots, which thrive in …

Although soft devices (grippers, actuators, and elementary robots) are rapidly becoming an
integral part of the broad field of robotics, autonomy for completely soft devices has only …

Despite exciting developments in soft robotics, fully autonomous systems remain elusive.
Fluidic circuits could enable fully embedded control of soft robots without using electronics …

Soft robots powered by pressurized fluid have recently enabled a variety of innovative
applications in areas as diverse as space exploration, search and rescue systems …