Soft actuators for real-world applications
Inspired by physically adaptive, agile, reconfigurable and multifunctional soft-bodied
animals and human muscles, soft actuators have been developed for a variety of …
animals and human muscles, soft actuators have been developed for a variety of …
An overview of soft robotics
Soft robots' flexibility and compliance give them the potential to outperform traditional rigid-
bodied robots while performing multiple tasks in unexpectedly changing environments and …
bodied robots while performing multiple tasks in unexpectedly changing environments and …
Bioinspired hydrogel actuator for soft robotics: Opportunity and challenges
Natural organisms offer abundant inspiration for designing and fabricating hydrogel robots
with autonomous and intelligent behaviors, including motion, perception, and response to …
with autonomous and intelligent behaviors, including motion, perception, and response to …
Controlled propulsion of micro/nanomotors: operational mechanisms, motion manipulation and potential biomedical applications
Inspired by natural mobile microorganisms, researchers have developed micro/nanomotors
(MNMs) that can autonomously move by transducing different kinds of energies into kinetic …
(MNMs) that can autonomously move by transducing different kinds of energies into kinetic …
Bioinspired soft electroreceptors for artificial precontact somatosensation
Artificial haptic sensors form the basis of touch-based human-interfaced applications.
However, they are unable to respond to remote events before physical contact. Some …
However, they are unable to respond to remote events before physical contact. Some …
Control and autonomy of microrobots: Recent progress and perspective
J Jiang, Z Yang, A Ferreira… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
After decades of development, microrobots have exhibited great application potential in the
biomedical field, such as minimally invasive surgery, drug delivery, and bio‐sensing …
biomedical field, such as minimally invasive surgery, drug delivery, and bio‐sensing …
Remote control of muscle-driven miniature robots with battery-free wireless optoelectronics
Bioengineering approaches that combine living cellular components with three-dimensional
scaffolds to generate motion can be used to develop a new generation of miniature robots …
scaffolds to generate motion can be used to develop a new generation of miniature robots …
Highly robust and soft biohybrid mechanoluminescence for optical signaling and illumination
Biohybrid is a newly emerging and promising approach to construct soft robotics and soft
machines with novel functions, high energy efficiency, great adaptivity and intelligence …
machines with novel functions, high energy efficiency, great adaptivity and intelligence …
Microfluidic tissue engineering and bio‐actuation
Bio‐hybrid technologies aim to replicate the unique capabilities of biological systems that
could surpass advanced artificial technologies. Soft bio‐hybrid robots consist of synthetic …
could surpass advanced artificial technologies. Soft bio‐hybrid robots consist of synthetic …
Biohybrid robots: recent progress, challenges, and perspectives
The past ten years have seen the rapid expansion of the field of biohybrid robotics. By
combining engineered, synthetic components with living biological materials, new robotics …
combining engineered, synthetic components with living biological materials, new robotics …