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 …

Due to the inherent rigidity of hard materials, the adaptability and flexibility of traditional
robots are limited. Recently, soft robots became one of the most attractive areas. The …

Soft robots driven by stimuli-responsive materials have unique advantages over
conventional rigid robots, especially in their high adaptability for field exploration and …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are soft, electrically powered actuators that have no
discrete moving parts, yet can exhibit large strains (10%–50%) and moderate stress (∼ 100 …

Since its inception, the field of robotics has aimed to create machines that mimic the
extraordinary capabilities of the human body. From as early as the 1940s, this has included …

Conventional industrial robots with the rigid actuation technology have made great progress
for humans in the fields of automation assembly and manufacturing. With an increasing …

Soft robots actuated by inflation of a pneumatic network (a “pneu‐net”) of small channels in
elastomeric materials are appealing for producing sophisticated motions with simple …

Scientists are exploring elastic and soft forms of robots, electronic skin and energy
harvesters, dreaming to mimic nature and to enable novel applications in wide fields, from …

Unlike traditional hard grippers, soft robotic grippers are commonly made of soft materials so
that the soft grippers can produce motion via elastic deformations of their compliant …

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