Soft robotics enables the design of soft machines and devices at different scales. The
compliance and mechanical properties of soft robots make them especially interesting for …

Advances in soft robotics, materials science, and stretchable electronics have enabled rapid
progress in soft grippers. Here, a critical overview of soft robotic grippers is presented …

Soft robotic devices have desirable traits for applications in minimally invasive surgery (MIS),
but many interdisciplinary challenges remain unsolved. To understand current technologies …

The emerging field of soft robotics makes use of many classes of materials including metals,
low glass transition temperature (Tg) plastics, and high Tg elastomers. Dependent on the …

Recently, flexible robotic systems are developed to enhance minimally invasive
interventions on internal organs located in confined areas of human body. These surgical …

Soft robotic manipulators are continuum robots made of soft materials and flexible
components. The goal of soft robotic manipulators research is to enable these manipulators …

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 …

Soft robotics is an emerging field that takes advantage of compliant materials and makes
use of nonstandard actuators. Flexible fluid actuators (FFAs) use fluid pressure to produce …

Traditional rigid robot application in the medical field is limited due to the limited degrees of
freedom caused by their material and structure. Inspired by trunk, tentacles, and snakes …

Vacuum‐powered soft pneumatic actuators (V‐SPAs) are a promising enabling technology
for a wide range of emerging applications, including artificial muscles, programmable …