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 …

Abstract Machines are systems that harness input power to extend or advance function.
Fundamentally, machines are based on the integration of materials with mechanisms to …

Sea animals such as leptocephali develop tissues and organs composed of active
transparent hydrogels to achieve agile motions and natural camouflage in water. Hydrogel …

Inspired by the compliance found in many organisms, soft robots are made almost entirely
out of flexible, soft material, making them suitable for applications in uncertain, dynamic task …

Soft robotics is a growing area of research which utilizes the compliance and adaptability of
soft structures to develop highly adaptive robotics for soft interactions. One area in which soft …

This article presents the development of an underwater gripper that utilizes soft robotics
technology to delicately manipulate and sample fragile species on the deep reef. Existing …

Soft fluidic actuators consisting of elastomeric matrices with embedded flexible materials are
of particular interest to the robotics community because they are affordable and can be …

The growing interest in soft robots comes from the new possibilities offered by these systems
to cope with problems that cannot be addressed by robots built from rigid bodies. Many …

Introduction The debilitating effects on hand function from a number of a neurologic
disorders has given rise to the development of rehabilitative robotic devices aimed at …

This work provides approaches to designing and fabricating soft fluidic elastomer robots.
That is, three viable actuator morphologies composed entirely from soft silicone rubber are …