Soft robots' flexibility and compliance give them the potential to outperform traditional rigid-
bodied robots while performing multiple tasks in unexpectedly changing environments and …

A flexible sensor can be applied to monitor human motion, which can further be engineered
with soft robotics to monitor their motion in the real time. However, to realize deformation …

Solar selective absorbers (SSAs) possess high sunlight absorption (300–2500 nm) and low
infrared thermal radiative losses (2.5–25 μm), which are undoubtedly the best choice for …

The past decade of soft robotics has delivered impactful and promising contributions to
society and has seen exponentially increasing interest from scientists and engineers. This …

MXenes with their unique electronic, optical, chemical, and mechanical properties have
shown great promises in soft robotics. MXene-based soft actuators have been designed to …

Mechanical actuators are defined as mechanical devices that convert an input energy into
motion. Since the 1990s, advancements in the fields of robotics and automation have …

Soft magnetic actuators with programmable structure design and controllable deformation
ability based on 3D printing technology have attracted extensive attention. In this paper, a …

Soft robotics enriches the robotic functionalities by engineering soft materials and
electronics toward enhanced compliance, adaptivity, and friendly human machine. This …

Biomimetic soft robots are typically made of soft materials with bioinspired configurations.
However, their locomotion is activated and manipulated by externally controlled soft …

Phase change materials (PCMs) with remarkable latent heat storage/release capacity have
demonstrated prominent advantages in energy conservation and efficient thermal …