In contrast to conventional hard actuators, soft actuators offer many vivid advantages, such
as improved flexibility, adaptability, and reconfigurability, which are intrinsic to living …

Biological systems can perform complex tasks with high compliance levels. This makes them
a great source of inspiration for soft robotics. Indeed, the union of these fields has brought …

Biological organisms present marvelous morphing behaviors from the quiescent blooming of
flowers to the energetic wing‐flapping of birds that have always inspired humans to design …

This review comprises a detailed survey of ongoing methodologies for soft actuators,
highlighting approaches suitable for nanometer‐to centimeter‐scale robotic applications …

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 …

Compared to traditional rigid-bodied robots, soft robots are constructed using physically
flexible/elastic bodies and electronics to mimic nature and enable novel applications in …

A major application of smart materials is to construct soft robots capable of tether-free
actuation in response to external stimuli. The review by Y. Kim and X. Zhao summarizes the …

Soft robotics aims to close the performance gap between built and biological machines
through materials design. Soft robots are constructed from soft, actuatable materials to be …

The functions of soft robotics are intimately tied to their form channels and voids defined by
an elastomeric superstructure that reversibly stores and releases mechanical energy to …

Inspired by physically adaptive, agile, reconfigurable and multifunctional soft-bodied
animals and human muscles, soft actuators have been developed for a variety of …