The development of fiber materials has accompanied the evolution of human civilization for
centuries. Recent advances in materials science and chemistry offered fibers new …

In contrast to conventional hard actuators, soft actuators offer many vivid advantages, such
as improved flexibility, adaptability, and reconfigurability, which are intrinsic to living …

Soft robots' flexibility and compliance give them the potential to outperform traditional rigid-
bodied robots while performing multiple tasks in unexpectedly changing environments and …

Leveraging liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) to realize scalable fabrication of high‐
performing fibrous artificial muscles is of particular interest because these active soft …

Rapid advancements of artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) technology pave the way for
developing a digital‐twin‐based remote interactive system for advanced robotic‐enabled …

Although hydrogels containing large amounts of water are similar to natural muscles, they
are a challenge to be used in artificial muscles because of their poor mechanical properties …

Brain-inspired electronics require artificial synapses that have ultra-low energy
consumption, high operating speed, and stable flexibility. Here, we demonstrate a flexible …

The soft pressure sensor is a very important element in flexible wearable devices. Its
advantage is that it can adapt to curves and deformed surfaces, and it is widely used in …

Hydrogel actuators are important for designing stimuli‐sensitive soft robots. They generate
mechanical motion by exploiting compartmentalized (de) swelling in response to a stimulus …

Artificial muscles are promising in soft exoskeletons, locomotion robots, and operation
machines. However, their performance in contraction ratio, output force, and dynamic …