Herein, recent advances, current limitations, and open challenges in the design, modeling,
and control of continuum robots are discussed. Thanks to their lean bodies, these robots …

Stiffness tunable advanced materials have demonstrated their superiority and versatility in
diverse areas, while the global pursuit of reversible, intelligent, and fast response for …

Soft robotics is a recent and rapidly growing field of research that encompasses emerging
advances in functional materials, fabrication, modelling, and performance control with …

Abstract Liquid‐metal (LM)‐based flexible and stretchable electronics have attracted
widespread interest in wearable computing, human–machine interaction, and soft robotics …

Soft robotics aims at creating systems with improved performance of movement and
adaptability in unknown, challenging, environments and with higher level of safety during …

Variable stiffness actuation has applications in a wide range of fields, including wearable
haptics, soft robots, and minimally invasive surgical devices. There have been numerous …

Compared to traditional rigid-bodied robots, soft robots are constructed using physically
flexible/elastic bodies and electronics to mimic nature and enable novel applications in …

Industry 4.0 is spilling out from manufacturing to healthcare. In this article, we provide a brief
history and key enabling technologies of Industry 4.0, and its revolution in healthcare …

Soft robotics, an emerging field that focuses on the development of robots utilizing soft,
flexible, and deformable materials, is revolutionizing traditional robotics (reliant on rigid …

Compared with traditional rigid robots, soft robots have high flexibility, low stiffness, and
adaptability to unstructured environments, and as such have great application potential in …