Soft actuators have brought significant advancements to robotics, allowing robots to perform
a diverse range of tasks across various domains. However, the increased use of soft …

In nature, tip-localized growth allows navigation in tightly confined environments and
creation of structures. Recently, this form of movement has been artificially realized through …

Continuum robots have become more popular recently due to their scalable dexterity and
mobility. However, they may suffer from issues like insufficient stiffness because they are …

Soft robots promise improved safety and capability over rigid robots when deployed in
complex, delicate, and dynamic environments. However, the infinite degrees of freedom and …

Tendon-driven continuum robots show promise for use in surgical applications as they can
assume complex configurations to navigate along tortuous paths. However, to achieve these …

Continuum robots have high degrees of freedom and the ability to safely move in
constrained environments. One class of soft continuum robot is the “vine” robot. This type of …

Various design modifications have been proposed for tendon-driven continuum robots to
improve their stiffness and workspace. One of them is using locking mechanisms to …

For rescue or endoscope applications, snake-like robots have been extensively studied to
access and explore confined spaces, such as small-diameter holes or complicated debris …

Shape change enables new capabilities for robots. One class of robots capable of dramatic
shape change is soft growing “vine” robots. These robots usually feature global actuation …

This letter introduces a new type of soft continuum robot, called SCoReS, which is capable
of self-controlling continuously its curvature at the segment level; in contrast to previous …