The robotic soft gripper is a significant and expanding area of study. It is primarily a unique
gadget that interacts with the external environment in a certain actuating mode by utilizing …

Thermal stiffening materials that are naturally soft but adaptively self‐strengthen upon heat
are intriguing for load‐bearing and self‐protection applications at elevated temperatures …

Many soft animals like starfish have developed armors to protect their soft bodies in order to
survive in harsh environment. Inspired by this fact, special hydrogels with self‐growing …

Harvesting fruits and vegetables is a complex task worth to be fully automated with robotic
systems. It involves several precision tasks that have to be performed with accuracy and the …

Conductive hydrogels have emerged as fascinating materials for flexible electronics
because of their integrated conductivity, mechanical flexibility, and the possibility to …

Hydrogel actuators exhibit various motions such as contraction, expansion, bending, and
rotation in response to external stimuli, and have potential applications in artificial muscles …

This study proposes a magnetorheological elastomer actuated multi-stable gripper
reinforced stiffness with twisted and coiled polymer. The multi-stable gripper can conform …

Some climbing plants use tendrils as efficient strategies to anchor and support their weights
while they move in unstructured environments. In this letter, we mimic the essential functions …

Comprehensive Summary Smart fluorescent patterns enable dynamic color variation under
external stimuli, showing a much higher security level in the field of anti‐counterfeiting …

This paper reveals the underpinning role of mechanical constraints and dynamic loading in
triggering volume phase transitions and phase separation of hydrogels. Using the Flory …