Snap‐through bistability is often observed in nature (eg, fast snapping to closure of Venus
flytrap) and the life (eg, bottle caps and hair clippers). Recently, harnessing bistability and …

Autonomous robots comprise actuation, energy, sensory and control systems built from
materials and structures that are not necessarily designed and integrated for …

Advances in soft robotics, materials science, and stretchable electronics have enabled rapid
progress in soft grippers. Here, a critical overview of soft robotic grippers is presented …

Soft robots are capable of mimicking the complex motion of animals. Soft robotic systems are
defined by their compliance, which allows for continuous and often responsive localized …

Mechanical metamaterials are man-made structures with counterintuitive mechanical
properties that originate in the geometry of their unit cell instead of the properties of each …

Existing soft actuators have persistent challenges that restrain the potential of soft robotics,
highlighting a need for soft transducers that are powerful, high-speed, efficient, and robust …

This review comprises a detailed survey of ongoing methodologies for soft actuators,
highlighting approaches suitable for nanometer‐to centimeter‐scale robotic applications …

It is a challenge to synthesize materials that possess the properties of biological muscles—
strong, elastic and capable of self-healing. Herein we report a network of poly …

Almost all pneumatic and hydraulic actuators useful for mesoscale functions rely on hard
valves for control. This article describes a soft, elastomeric valve that contains a bistable …

Three-dimensional structures capable of reversible changes in shape, ie, four-dimensional-
printed structures, may enable new generations of soft robotics, implantable medical …