Touch is a complex sensing modality owing to large number of receptors (mechano, thermal,
pain) nonuniformly embedded in the soft skin all over the body. These receptors can gather …

Inspired by the human skin, electronic skins (e‐skins) composed of various flexible sensors,
such as strain sensor, pressure sensor, shear force sensor, temperature sensor, and humility …

Many inspirations for soft robotics are from the natural world, such as octopuses, snakes,
and caterpillars. Here, we report a caterpillar-inspired, energy-efficient crawling robot with …

Wearable strain sensors with the ability of detecting physiological activities play an important
role in personalized healthcare. Electrospun fibers have become a popular building block …

Stretchable electronics, which can retain their functions under stretching, have attracted
great interest in recent decades. Elastic substrates, which bear the applied strain and …

In the era of Internet-of-things, many things can stay connected; however, biological
systems, including those necessary for human health, remain unable to stay connected to …

Hydrogels with prominent flexibility, versatility, and high sensitivity play an important role in
the design and fabrication of wearable sensors. In particular, these flexible conductive …

Wearable strain sensors that detect joint/muscle strain changes become prevalent at human–
machine interfaces for full-body motion monitoring. However, most wearable devices cannot …

For decades, the revolution in design and fabrication methodology of flexible capacitive
pressure sensors using various inorganic/organic materials has significantly enhanced the …

Herein, recent advances, current limitations, and open challenges in the design, modeling,
and control of continuum robots are discussed. Thanks to their lean bodies, these robots …