Pneu-net soft actuators, consisting of pneumatic networks of small chambers embedded in
elastomeric structures, are particularly promising candidates in the society of soft robotics …

Herein, complex motion in soft, fluid‐driven actuators composed of elastomer bladders
arranged around a neutral plane and connected by slender tubes is demonstrated. Rather …

Nature has always inspired human achievements in industry, and biomimetics is
increasingly being applied in fluid power technology. Arachnida use hydraulic forces, rather …

The omnipresence of fluid–structure interaction (FSI) in biological systems is indisputable—
from the vibration of leaves to the locomotion of fish, to the flying of birds, and to the …

Inspired by nature, soft robots promise disruptive advances in robotics. Soft robots are
naturally compliant and exhibit nonlinear behavior, which makes their study challenging. No …

Nature has inspired the design of robots in which soft actuators enable tasks such as
handling of fragile objects and adapting to unstructured environments. Those tasks are …

This article investigates some aspects related to the design, modeling, prototyping, and
testing of soft–rigid tendon-driven grippers. As a case study, we present the design and …

Continuum manipulators with pneumatic actuators are designed for large-scale movements
with high dexterity. However, during applications, such manipulators suffer control …

Crawling is a common locomotion mechanism in soft robots and nonskeletal animals. In this
work we propose modeling soft-robotic legged locomotion by approximating it with an …

The multifaceted appearance of soft robots in the form of swimmers, catheters, surgical
devices, and drug-carrier vehicles in biomedical and microfluidic applications is ubiquitous …