From a functional standpoint, classic robots are not at all similar to biological systems. If
compared with rigid robots, animals' bodies look overly redundant, imprecise, and weak …

The 20th century's robotic systems have been made from stiff materials, and much of the
developments have pursued ever more accurate and dynamic robots, which thrive in …

软体机器人由软材料加工而成, 自身可连续变形, 与刚性机器人相比具有更高的柔顺性,
安全性和适应性, 在人机交互, 复杂易碎品抓持和狭小空间作业等方面具有不可比拟的优势 …

This work provides approaches to designing and fabricating soft fluidic elastomer robots.
That is, three viable actuator morphologies composed entirely from soft silicone rubber are …

This article reviews soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) that are manufactured entirely via
additive manufacturing methods. These actuators are known as four-dimensional (4D) …

Soft manipulator is a kind of special manipulator that uses soft material or flexible structure to
perform manipulation task under the specific drive mode inspired by the soft tissue. It is …

In this paper, we describe the advances in the design, actuation, modeling, and control field
of continuum robots. After decades of pioneering research, many innovative structural …

This paper presents a robotic manipulation system capable of autonomously positioning a
multi-segment soft fluidic elastomer robot in three dimensions. Specifically, we present an …

Leveraging the elastic bodies of soft robots promises to enable the execution of dynamic
motions as well as compliant and safe interaction with an unstructured environment …

This paper presents a literature survey documenting the evolution of continuum robots over
the past two decades (1999–present). Attention is paid to bioinspired soft robots with respect …