Time-dependent shape-transferable soft robots are important for various intelligent
applications in flexible electronics and bionics. Four-dimensional (4D) shape changes can …

Composite materials are increasingly being used in sports and exercise equipment due to
their favorable strength-to-weight ratios, tailored stiffness, fatigue resistance, and vibration …

Benthic operation plays a vital role in underwater applications, where crawling robots have
advantages compared with turbine-based underwater vehicles, in locomotion accuracy …

Soft manipulators attract increasing interest in robotic applications involving the unstructured
environment and human-robot interaction. The majority of the soft manipulator with fluidic …

Trunk-like continuum robots have wide applications in manipulation and locomotion. In
particular, trunk-like soft arms exhibit high dexterity and adaptability very similar to the …

The fluid‐transportation functions based on the volume‐regulating behavior of the chamber‐
like organs inspire the development of artificial organs. Due to the intrinsic compliance of …

Despite an increase in the use of exoskeletons, particularly for medical and occupational
applications, few studies have focused on the wrist, even though it is the fourth most …

The soft robotic manipulators attract extensive interest of researchers due to its conformity to
the unstructured environment, safe-interaction with human and fragile objects. The …

Manual handling tasks, both in daily activities and at work, require high dexterity and the
ability to move objects of different shapes and sizes. However, musculoskeletal disorders …

Soft robotic manipulators have inherent advantages in underwater applications, as they
generate motion by deforming seamless muscles rather than having rotational joints or …