An overview of soft robotics

O Yasa, Y Toshimitsu, MY Michelis… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Soft robots' flexibility and compliance give them the potential to outperform traditional rigid-
bodied robots while performing multiple tasks in unexpectedly changing environments and …

Biomedical applications of soft robotics

M Cianchetti, C Laschi, A Menciassi… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Soft robotics enables the design of soft machines and devices at different scales. The
compliance and mechanical properties of soft robots make them especially interesting for …

Plug & play origami modules with all-purpose deformation modes

C Zhang, Z Zhang, Y Peng, Y Zhang, S An… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Three basic deformation modes of an object (bending, twisting, and contraction/extension)
along with their various combinations and delicate controls lead to diverse locomotion. As a …

Multifunctional fiber‐enabled intelligent health agents

M Chen, P Li, R Wang, Y Xiang, Z Huang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The application of wearable devices is promoting the development toward digitization and
intelligence in the field of health. However, the current smart devices centered on human …

Soft robotics: Review of fluid‐driven intrinsically soft devices; manufacturing, sensing, control, and applications in human‐robot interaction

P Polygerinos, N Correll, SA Morin… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The emerging field of soft robotics makes use of many classes of materials including metals,
low glass transition temperature (Tg) plastics, and high Tg elastomers. Dependent on the …

Materials as machines

JM McCracken, BR Donovan, TJ White - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Soft robots manufacturing: A review

F Schmitt, O Piccin, L Barbé, B Bayle - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The growing interest in soft robots comes from the new possibilities offered by these systems
to cope with problems that cannot be addressed by robots built from rigid bodies. Many …

Elastic inflatable actuators for soft robotic applications

B Gorissen, D Reynaerts, S Konishi… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

A review on flexible robotic systems for minimally invasive surgery

OM Omisore, S Han, J Xiong, H Li, Z Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, flexible robotic systems are developed to enhance minimally invasive
interventions on internal organs located in confined areas of human body. These surgical …

Decade of bio-inspired soft robots: A review

F Ahmed, M Waqas, B Jawed… - Smart Materials and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Soft robotics is an emerging field of robotics that focuses on the design of soft machines and
devices with effective human-machine interaction, high conformity, and environmental …