In robotic and automation industry, micromanipulation and micromanipulator have
recognized significant advancements due to they are involved in handling of micro-sized …

Machines that mimic humans have inspired scientists for centuries. Bioinspired soft robotic
hands are a good example of such an endeavor, featuring intrinsic material compliance and …

The advent of variable stiffness soft robotic grippers furnishes a conduit for exploration and
manipulation within uncharted, non-structured environments. The paper provides a …

Soft bending actuators, as one of the most important components of soft robotics, have
attracted significantly increasing attention due to their robustness, compliance, inherent …

The range of motion and force output of soft actuators are important characteristics that
determine the capacities of soft robots. Pouch motors are a family of soft fluidic actuators …

Owing to high compliance, adaptiveness, and easy controllability, soft actuators are widely
adopted in soft grippers to grasp irregularly shaped or fragile objects. The specific motions …

In this letter, we presented a data-driven framework to optimize the out-of-plane stiffness for
soft grippers to achieve mechanical properties as hard-to-twist and easy-to-bend. The …

Compliant joints own their motion performance to three main aspects: base material,
geometrical design, and dimensions. When aiming to increase their motion range without …

The intrinsic compliance of soft materials endows soft robots with great advantages to
achieve large deformation and adaptive interactions in grasping tasks. However, current soft …

This study proposes a novel artificial muscle based on a pouch-type actuator with a
contraction ratio amplification mechanism (CRAM). The CRAM places the final length of the …