Miniature robots have been widely studied and applied in the fields of search and rescue,
reconnaissance, micromanipulation, and even the interior of the human body benefiting from …

Harnessing snapping, an instability phenomenon observed in nature (eg, Venus flytraps), for
autonomy has attracted growing interest in autonomous soft robots. However, achieving self …

Biological tubular actuators show diverse deformations, which allow for sophisticated
deformations with well-defined degrees of freedom (DOF). Nonetheless, synthetic active …

In recent years, although light‐driven soft actuators have attracted intense scientific attention
and achieved remarkable progress, the design and construction of an intelligent robotic …

Light‐responsive liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are stimuli‐responsive materials that
facilitate the conversion of light energy into a mechanical response. In this work, a novel …

Reducing the weight and profile of machinery and robotics is currently a prime challenge for
materials scientists and engineers alike. Solving this challenge could lead to an …

Self‐oscillation phenomena observed in nature serve as extraordinary inspiration for
designing synthetic autonomous moving systems. Converting self‐oscillation into …

As thermally driven smart materials capable of large reversible deformations, liquid crystal
elastomers (LCEs) have great potential for applications in bionic soft robots, artificial …

Aligned liquid crystal polymers are materials of interest for electronic, optic, biological and
soft robotic applications. The manufacturing and processing of these materials have been …

Many organisms move directly toward light for prey hunting or navigation, which is called
phototaxis. Mimicking this behavior in robots is crucially important in the energy industry and …