Soft robotics: A systematic review and bibliometric analysis

DM Rusu, SD Mândru, CM Biriș, OL Petrașcu… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, soft robotics has developed considerably, especially since the year 2018
when it became a hot field among current research topics. The attention that this field …

Soft mobile robots: A review of soft robotic locomotion modes

Y Sun, A Abudula, H Yang, SS Chiang, Z Wan… - Current Robotics …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Soft robotics enables unprecedented capabilities for mobile
robots that could not be previously achieved using rigid mechanisms. This article serves as …

Bioinspired design of stimuli-responsive artificial muscles with multiple actuation modes

H Yang, C Zhang, B Chen, Z Wang… - Smart Materials and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Artificial muscles that can reproduce the functions and biomimetic motions of natural
muscles are widely used to construct soft robots with applications in various fields. However …

Multi-stimulus synergistic control soft actuators based on laterally heterogeneous MXene structure

J He, Z Wu, B Li, Y Xing, P Huang, L Liu - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Untethered intelligent soft robots capable of autonomous, continuous, directional, and fast
movements under external stimuli have great potential in environmental, industrial, military …

Biomimetic prosthetic hand enabled by liquid crystal elastomer tendons

H Lu, Z Zou, X Wu, C Shi, Y Liu, J Xiao - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
As one of the most important prosthetic implants for amputees, current commercially
available prosthetic hands are still too bulky, heavy, expensive, complex and inefficient …

Programmable inflatable origami

SPM Babu, R Das, B Mazzolai… - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Origami is a practical approach for developing soft robots and deployable structures. If the
folding and stiffness are actively adjustable, we can program the motion of the resulting …

Design and modeling of tetrahedral soft-legged robot for multigait locomotion

Y Wang, J Wang, Y Fei - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a novel tetrahedral soft-legged robot for multigait locomotion, including
steering, crawling, and rolling along three different directions. The proposed robot has a …

Optimizing soft robot design and tracking with and without evolutionary computation: an intensive survey

F Stroppa, FJ Majeed, J Batiya, E Baran, M Sarac - Robotica, 2024 - cambridge.org
Soft robotic devices are designed for applications such as exploration, manipulation, search
and rescue, medical surgery, rehabilitation, and assistance. Due to their complex …

Multimodal soft jumping robot with self-decision ability

Q Wang, X Tian, D Li - Smart Materials and Structures, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The next generation of soft robots should have self-decision ability to judge reasonable
responses adaptively according to external stimulation and without human assistance …

Tumbling Locomotion of Tetrahedral Soft-limbed Robots

DDK Arachchige, DM Perera, U Huzaifa… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robots, known for their compliance and deformable nature, have emerged as a
transformative field, giving rise to various prototypes and locomotion capabilities. Despite …