Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving field where robots are fabricated using highly deformable
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …

State estimation from measured data is crucial for robotic applications as autonomous
systems rely on sensors to capture the motion and localize in the 3D world. Among sensors …

Continuum and soft robots can positively impact diverse sectors, from biomedical
applications to marine and space exploration, thanks to their potential to adaptively interact …

In recent times, soft manipulators have gardened immense interest given their dexterous
abilities. A critical aspect for their feedback control involves the reconstruction of the …

In recent years, there has been significant interest in use of soft and continuum manipulators
in diverse fields including surgical and agricultural robotics. Consequently, researchers …

Continuum manipulators can improve spatial adaptability and operational flexibility in
constrained environments by endowing them with contraction and extension capabilities …

This paper is concerned with the problem of estimating (interpolating and smoothing) the
shape (pose and the six modes of deformation) of a slender flexible body from multiple …

Soft and hyperelastic materials possess properties of resilience and flexibility, characterizing
a class of soft-continuum manipulators (SCMs). The latter describes a robot structure with an …

An adaptive shape servoing control method is presented in this article to manipulate a
deformable object into a desired shape in 3-D. A finite-point-based representation of the …

Although soft manipulators are endowed with compliance and flexibility, most control
strategies focus on end-effector control and lack shape control ability. This letter aims to …