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 …

Abstract Machines are systems that harness input power to extend or advance function.
Fundamentally, machines are based on the integration of materials with mechanisms to …

Most soft robots are pneumatically actuated and fabricated by molding and assembling
processes that typically require many manual operations and limit complexity. Furthermore …

This article reviews soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) that are manufactured entirely via
additive manufacturing methods. These actuators are known as four-dimensional (4D) …

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

Soft robotic grippers enable gentle, adaptive, and bioinspired manipulation that is simply not
possible using traditional rigid robots. However, it has remained challenging to create multi …

This paper presents a fully printable sensorised bending actuator that can be calibrated to
provide reliable bending feedback and simple contact detection. A soft bending actuator …

Food products are usually difficult to handle for robots because of their large variations in
shape, size, softness, and surface conditions. It is ideal to use one robotic gripper to handle …

Soft robotic grippers are required for power grasping of objects without inducing damage.
Additive manufacturing can be used to produce custom-made grippers for industrial robots …

Due to less appropriate sensors for representing the pose of soft robotic hand, the soft
robotic hand usually works in an open loop control system. In this paper, only two simple …