In the past few years, soft robotics has rapidly become an emerging research topic, opening
new possibilities for addressing real‐world tasks. Perception can enable robots to effectively …

Wireless miniature soft actuators are promising for various potential high‐impact
applications in medical, robotic grippers, and artificial muscles. However, these miniature …

Soft sensors have been playing a crucial role in detecting different types of physical stimuli
to part or the entire body of a robot, analogous to mechanoreceptors or proprioceptors in …

This paper provides the very first definition of “growing robots”: a category of robots that
imitates biological growth by the incremental addition of material. Although this …

Soft robots exhibit many exciting properties due to their softness and body compliance.
However, to interact with the environment safely and to perform a task effectively, a soft robot …

Revealing human movement requires lightweight, flexible systems capable of detecting
mechanical parameters (like strain and pressure) while being worn comfortably by the user …

The physical role of root hairs in anchoring the root tip during soil penetration was
examined. Experiments using a hairless maize mutant (Zea mays: rth3–3) and its wild-type …

Compliant robots, a class of so-called soft robots, made from elastomeric materials, require
flexible or stretchable sensors for functional sophistication beyond that of open-loop controls …

We present the design and development of a plant-inspired robot, named Plantoid, with
sensorized robotic roots. Natural roots have a multi-sensing capability and show a soft …

Sensors detecting angles created by deformable structures play an increasing role in soft
robotics and wearable systems. However, the typical sensing method based on strain …