Numerous recent advances in robotics have been inspired by the biological principle of
tensile integrity—or “tensegrity”—to achieve remarkable feats of dexterity and resilience …

One of the key differentiators between biological and artificial systems is the dynamic
plasticity of living tissues, enabling adaptation to different environmental conditions, tasks, or …

Stretchable electronic circuits are critical for soft robots, wearable technologies and
biomedical applications. Development of sophisticated stretchable circuits requires new …

We propose a stretch-sensing soft glove to interactively capture hand poses with high
accuracy and without requiring an external optical setup. We demonstrate how our device …

Owing to the remarkable properties of the somatosensory system, human skin compactly
perceives myriad forms of physical stimuli with high precision. Machines, conversely, are …

We studied the use of carbon-nanotube-(CNT)-based strain sensors as components of a
textile-based, wearable sensing system for real-time motion detection. In the stretchable …

Soft robots have applications in safe human–robot interactions, manipulation of fragile
objects, and locomotion in challenging and unstructured environments. In this article, we …

Background Soft, wearable, powered exoskeletons are novel devices that may assist
rehabilitation, allowing users to walk further or carry out activities of daily living. However …

This paper introduces a pose-sensing system for soft robot arms integrating a set of
macrobend stretch sensors. The macrobend sensory design in this study consists of optical …

Entirely soft robots with animal-like behavior and integrated artificial nervous systems will
open up totally new perspectives and applications. To produce them, we must integrate …