The intrinsic compliance of soft robots provides safety, a natural adaptation to its
environment, allows to absorb shocks, and protects them against mechanical impacts …

Soft robots are, due to their softness, inherently safe and adapt well to unstructured
environments. However, they are prone to various damage types. Self‐healing polymers …

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 …

Recent advances in the rapidly growing field of soft robotics highlight the potential for
innovations in wearable soft robotics to meet challenges and opportunities affecting …

Pneumatically driven soft robotic grippers have been extensively studied in recent years. A
majority of the grippers, especially those entirely composed of soft materials, can adapt to …

Incorporating effective tactile sensing and mechanical compliance is key towards enabling
robust and safe operation of robots in unknown, uncertain and cluttered environments …

The ocean and human activities related to the sea are under increasing pressure due to
climate change, widespread pollution, and growth of the offshore energy sector. Data, in …

Background For some surgical interventions, like the Total Mesorectal Excision (TME),
traditional laparoscopes lack the flexibility to safely maneuver and reach difficult surgical …

Advances in soft robotics will be crucial to the next generation of robot–human interfaces.
Soft material systems embed safety at the material level, providing additional safeguards …

Robots made of soft materials are demonstrating to be well suited in applications where
dexterity and intrinsic safety are necessary. However, one of the most challenging goals of …