Future robots and intelligent systems will autonomously navigate in unstructured
environments and closely collaborate with humans; integrated with our bodies and minds …

Grasping and manipulation are fundamental ways for many creatures to interact with their
environments. Different morphologies and grasping methods of “grippers” are highly …

Combating environmental pollution demands a focus on sustainability, in particular from
rapidly advancing technologies that are poised to be ubiquitous in modern societies. Among …

Soft robotic grippers achieve increased versatility and reduced complexity through
intelligence embodied in their flexible and conformal structures. The most widely used soft …

The impressive locomotion and manipulation capabilities of spiders have led to a host of
bioinspired robotic designs aiming to reproduce their functionalities; however, current …

Stiffness is a mechanical property of vital importance to any material system and is typically
considered a static quantity. Recent work, however, has shown that novel materials with …

A new hybrid magnetorheological material is prepared by DIW 3D printing technology,
which is composed of magnetorheological fluid and magnetorheological elastomer. It does …

Reversible programming of 3D soft mesostructures is desired for many applications
including soft robotics and biomedical devices. The large, reversible shape changes of …

Global berry production and consumption have significantly increased in recent years,
coinciding with increased consumer awareness of the health-promoting benefits of berries …

Soft grippers and actuators have attracted increasing attention due to safer and more
adaptable human–machine and environment–machine interactions than their rigid …