Soft robot arms offer safety and adaptability due to their passive compliance, but this
compliance typically limits their payload capacity and prevents them from performing many …

Fluid-driven robotic systems typically use bulky and rigid power supplies, considerably
limiting their mobility and flexibility. Although various forms of low-profile soft pumps have …

Advances in material sciences, control algorithms, and manufacturing techniques have
facilitated rapid progress in soft grippers, propelling their adoption in various fields. In this …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) exhibit fast actuation and high efficiencies, enabling
applications in optics, wearable haptics, and insect-scale robotics. However, the non …

To achieve coordinated functions, fluidic soft robots typically rely on multiple input lines for
the independent inflation and deflation of each actuator. Fluidic actuators are controlled by …

Soft robots have been advancing rapidly, but their control is still limited by rigid control
elements. Soft valves offer a solution to this problem by enabling soft robots to no longer rely …

Fluidic systems enable actuation in various applications, such as automotive, medical, and
industrial robotics. Miniaturized valves constitute a fundamental controlling element of …

Introduction Biomimetic soft pneumatic actuators (SPA) with Kresling origami patterns have
unique advantages over conventional rigid robots, owing to their adaptability and safety …

Cables are critical in engineering structures for load‐bearing, electronic connection, and
mechanical transmission. Various cable‐crawling robots (CCRs) have been developed to …

In this study, a bio-inspired crawling robot with multi-surface locomotion capability is
developed. The robot is driven by Dielectric Elastomer Minimum Energy Structures (DEMES) …