An overview of soft robotics
Soft robots' flexibility and compliance give them the potential to outperform traditional rigid-
bodied robots while performing multiple tasks in unexpectedly changing environments and …
bodied robots while performing multiple tasks in unexpectedly changing environments and …
Biohybrid actuators for robotics: A review of devices actuated by living cells
Actuation is essential for artificial machines to interact with their surrounding environment
and to accomplish the functions for which they are designed. Over the past few decades …
and to accomplish the functions for which they are designed. Over the past few decades …
Bio-inspired soft robotics: Material selection, actuation, and design
Animals exploit the deformability of soft structures to move efficiently in complex natural
environments. These soft structures are inherently compliant and enable large strains in …
environments. These soft structures are inherently compliant and enable large strains in …
Nanoreinforced hydrogels for tissue engineering: biomaterials that are compatible with load‐bearing and electroactive tissues
Given their highly porous nature and excellent water retention, hydrogel‐based biomaterials
can mimic critical properties of the native cellular environment. However, their potential to …
can mimic critical properties of the native cellular environment. However, their potential to …
Three-dimensionally printed biological machines powered by skeletal muscle
C Cvetkovic, R Raman, V Chan… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Combining biological components, such as cells and tissues, with soft robotics can enable
the fabrication of biological machines with the ability to sense, process signals, and produce …
the fabrication of biological machines with the ability to sense, process signals, and produce …
Biohybrid robot powered by an antagonistic pair of skeletal muscle tissues
Y Morimoto, H Onoe, S Takeuchi - Science robotics, 2018 - science.org
Biohybrid robots are attracting attention as promising candidates to enhance robot
applicability to studies on biological designs and in vitro construction of biological dynamic …
applicability to studies on biological designs and in vitro construction of biological dynamic …
[PDF][PDF] Soft robots
The physical characteristics of animals' bodies are substantially different from those of
classic robots. Elastic tendons, ligaments, and muscles enable animals to robustly interact …
classic robots. Elastic tendons, ligaments, and muscles enable animals to robustly interact …
Self-organization, embodiment, and biologically inspired robotics
Robotics researchers increasingly agree that ideas from biology and self-organization can
strongly benefit the design of autonomous robots. Biological organisms have evolved to …
strongly benefit the design of autonomous robots. Biological organisms have evolved to …
Biofabrication of living actuators
R Raman - Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The impact of tissue engineering has extended beyond a traditional focus in medicine to the
rapidly growing realm of biohybrid robotics. Leveraging living actuators as functional …
rapidly growing realm of biohybrid robotics. Leveraging living actuators as functional …