In conventional classification, soft robots feature mechanical compliance as the main
distinguishing factor from traditional robots made of rigid materials. Recent advances in …

Snap‐through bistability is often observed in nature (eg, fast snapping to closure of Venus
flytrap) and the life (eg, bottle caps and hair clippers). Recently, harnessing bistability and …

Highly stretchable strain sensors based on conducting polymer hydrogel are rapidly
emerging as a promising candidate toward diverse wearable skins and sensing devices for …

In contrast to conventional hard actuators, soft actuators offer many vivid advantages, such
as improved flexibility, adaptability, and reconfigurability, which are intrinsic to living …

The intrinsic compliance of soft robots provides safety, a natural adaptation to its
environment, allows to absorb shocks, and protects them against mechanical impacts …

This review discusses the currently available 3D printing approaches, design concepts, and
materials that are used to obtain programmable hydrogel actuators. These polymer …

Natural evolution has provided multicellular organisms with sophisticated functionalities and
repair mechanisms for surviving and preserve their functions after an injury and/or infection …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) have attracted tremendous interest as actuators for soft
robotics due to their mechanical and shape memory properties. However, LCE actuators …

Stimuli-responsive functional micro-/nanorobots (srFM/Ns) are a class of intelligent, efficient,
and promising microrobots that can react to external stimuli (such as temperature, light …

Soft robots have opened an emerging research direction in robotics due to their promising
performance enabled by functional materials and fabrication technology. Recent progress of …