Abstract Purpose of Review We review recent advances in algorithmic development and
validation for modeling and control of soft robots leveraging the Koopman operator theory …

Mobile robots have revolutionized the public and private sectors for transportation,
exploration, and search and rescue. Efficient energy consumption and robust environmental …

Miniature robots provide unprecedented access to confined environments and show
potential for applications such as search‐and‐rescue and high‐value asset inspection. The …

Current aerial robots demonstrate limited interaction capabilities in unstructured
environments when compared with their biological counterparts. Some examples include …

Soft compliant microrobots have the potential to deliver significant societal impact when
deployed in applications such as search and rescue. In this research we present mCLARI, a …

This study presents a novel framework that integrates the universal jamming gripper (UG)
with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to enable automated grasping with no human …

Aerial robots can perch onto structures at heights to reduce energy use or to remain firmly in
place when interacting with their surroundings. Like how birds have wings to fly and legs to …

Soft robots are more human-friendly than rigid-bodied robots. This is due to their soft nature
that does not harm humans while interacting. This work provides the developments and …

Taking inspiration from humans can help catalyse embodied AI solutions for important real-
world applications. Current human-inspired tools include neuromorphic systems and the …

There are various desired capabilities to create aerial forest-traversing robots capable of
monitoring both biological and abiotic data. The features range from multi-functionality …