Apr-Jun 2025
Announcements
Featured Videos
Featured Books
Featured Articles
Views and Reviews
- A Review of Flexible Bronchoscope Robots for Peripheral Pulmonary Nodule Intervention (IEEE T-MRB,Jun-25)
- Advances in smart materials soft actuators on mechanisms, fabrication, materials, and multifaceted applications: A review (Sage, Apr-25)
- Advancing physical intelligence for autonomous soft robots (Science, May-25)
- Achieving animal endurance in robots through advanced energy storage (Science, Apr-25)
- Functional Fluid-Based Soft Robotic Actuation (Wiley, Jun-25)
- Recent Advances in Stimuli-Responsive Materials and Soft Robotic Actuators for Bioelectronic Medicine (Wiley, Apr-25)
- Compliant Robotics in Space: A Prospective Review of Soft and Deformable Systems for Space Missions (Wiley, Apr-25)
- Environmental Intelligence and Ecorobotics: Toward Environmental Sustainability (Annual Reviews, May-25)
- Stretchable Shape Sensing and Computation for General Shape-Changing Robots (Annual Reviews, May-25)
New Materials, Actuators & Stiffening Methods
- RoboWrangler: Toward Rope-based Grasping for Mobile Manipulation (RoboSoft, Apr-25)
- Adaptive Tip Trajectory Generation for Zig-Zag Soft Actuators using Modular Strain-limiting Layer Design (RoboSoft, Apr-25)
- Active Tip Trajectory Control in Zig-Zag Soft Actuators using Modular Strain-Limiting Layers with Phase-Changing Inclusions (RoboSoft, Apr-25)
- An Optimised Spider-Inspired Soft Actuator for Extraterrestrial Exploration (Biomimetics, Apr-25)
- Bleeding-Mimetic Damage-Detecting and Self-Healing Modular Skin for Inflatable Structures (Advanced Robotics Research, Apr-25)
- Fabrication, Modeling, and Design of Position and Pressure Control System of a Soft Pneumatic Linear Actuator (IEEE Access, Apr-25)
- VarWrist: An Anthropomorphic Soft Wrist With Variable Stiffness (IEEE RA-L, Jun-25)
- Bio-Inspired Pneumatic Modular Actuator for Peristaltic Transport (IEEE RA-L, Jun-25)
- Jamming Metal Sheets Using Electropermanent Magnets for Stiffness Modulation (IEEE RA-L, Jun-25)
- HADEC – High-Response Artificial Muscle Actuator Using Dimethyl Ether Combustion (IEEE RA-L, May-25)
- Development of an Electromagnetic Coil Array System for Large-Scale Ferrofluid Droplet Robots Programmable Control (IEEE T-RO, Jun-25)
- Ultrarobust and Lightweight Electro-Pneumatic Actuators for Soft Robotics (IEEE T-RO, Apr-25)
- JammingSnake: A Follow-the-Leader Continuum Robot With Variable Stiffness Based on Fiber Jamming (IEEE T-MECH, Jun-25)
- Efficient Pneumatic Twisted-and-Coiled Actuators Through Dual Enforced Anisotropy (IEEE T-MECH, May-25)
- Scalable Plug-and-Play Robotic Fabrics Based on Kilobot Modules (IEEE RA-L, May-25)
- An Interconnected Soft Modular Robot with Locomotive Modules and Flexible Structures Actuated Through a Single Method (SoRo Journal, Apr-25)
- Electrically-driven phase transition actuators to power soft robot designs (Nature, Apr-25)
- Shape morphing of soft robotics by pneumatic torsion strip braiding (Nature, Apr-25)
- Mechanics of Soft-Body Rolling Motion without External Torque (Physical Review, May-25)
- Scalable Jet Swimmer Driven by Pulsatile Artificial Muscles and Soft Chamber Buckling (Wiley, Jun-25)
- Electroadhesion Suction Cups (Wiley, Apr-25)
- Halogen-Bonded Liquid Crystal Elastomers as Initiator-Free Photochemical Actuators (Wiley, May-25)
- Electric Field Driven Soft Morphing Matter (Wiley, Jun-25)
- Reversible Phase Transitions of Anionic and Cationic Surfactant Mixtures Drive Shape Morphing Droplets (Wiley, Jun-25)
- Symmetry Breaking Metamaterial Sleeve Actuators (Wiley, May-25)
- Thermally Responsive Architected Actuators with Programmable Shape Morphing and Tunable Stiffness (Wiley, May-25)
- Dynamic Single-Input Control of Multistate Multitransition Soft Robotic Actuator (Wiley, Apr-25)
- Multifunctional Position and Stiffness Control of Soft Fluidic Actuators Using Supercooled Liquid (Wiley, Apr-25)
- An Ultrathin and Lightweight Soft Inflatable Actuator for Natural Tactile Sensory Feedback (Wiley, Jun-25)
- Versatile Rigid-Flexible Coupling Modules: Enhancing Soft Origami Structures with Cable-Driven Parallel Mechanisms (Wiley, Mar-25)
- Design and Motion Analysis of a Soft Modular Robot for Diverse Environments (SoRo Journal, May-25)
- Electrohydraulic Jammed Variable Stiffness Robotic Link (SoRo Journal, Jun-25)
- Enhanced Deformation Resistance and Load-Bearing Capacity in Tip-Growing Robots Through Scale-Inspired Layer Jamming Mechanism (SoRo Journal, Jun-25)
Sensing, Flexible Electronic & Skins
- A Camera-Embedded Self-Adaptable Finger With Multi-Modal Sensing Capabilities for Robotic Manipulation (IEEE Access, Apr-25)
- Influence of Uniaxial Stretching on the Joule Effect-Induced Heating of Liquid Metal-Based Stretchable Electronic Devices (IEEE J-Flex, May-25)
- Data-Driven Compliance Discrimination via Biomimetic Soft Optical Tactile Sensors: Implementation and Benchmarking With a Model-Based Approach (IEEE RA-L, Jun-25)
- Fabrication and Characterization of Additively Manufactured Stretchable Strain Sensors Towards the Shape Sensing of Continuum Robots (IEEE RA-L, Jun-25)
- Tactile Object Recognition With Recurrent Neural Networks Through a Perceptive Soft Gripper (IEEE RA-L, May-25)
- Tactile Sensor-Based Estimation of Grasp Force and Contact State With Soft Fingers (IEEE RA-L, May-25)
- Vi2TaP: A Cross-Polarization Based Mechanism for Perception Transition in Tactile-Proximity Sensing With Applications to Soft Grippers (IEEE RA-L, May-25)
- Gesture Identification and Object Temperature Detection of a Robotic Hand Using a Wireless Flexible Sensing Feedback Control System (IEEE RA-L, May-25)
- Coil-Tac: Coiled Capacitor Mechanism With Liquid Metal for Tactile Sensing (IEEE RA-L, Apr-25)
- Electrical Impedance Tomography Based Finger-Shaped Soft Artificial Skin (IEEE RA-L, Apr-25)
- 3D-Printed PVDF-Based Hybrid Nanogenerators With Dominant Triboelectric Output for High-Sensitivity Force Sensing (IEEE Sensors, Jun-25)
- Efficient and Robust Fabrication of Soft Sensors via Injection With Auxiliary Suction in Multilayered Microchannels With a Liquid Metal Alloy (IEEE Sensors, Jun-25)
- Double-Layer Soft Data Fusion for Indoor Robot WiFi-Visual Localization (IEEE Sensors, Jun-25)
- A Koopman-Based Digital Twin Approach for Fault Detection in Cable Slab Dynamics of Wafer Scanners (IEEE Sensors, May-25)
- A Passive Elastic Fiber-Optic Sensor With Embedded Triboluminescent Materials for Portable Control Application (IEEE Sensors, May-25)
- Four-Dimensional-Printed Multifinger Soft Gripper With Self-Sensing Capability for Coordinated Control (IEEE Sensors, Apr-25)
- Robotic Artistic Writing—Reproduction of Signs Drawn on the Surface of Plastically Deformable Materials (IEEE Sensors, Apr-25)
- 3D-Printed Conductance-Based Force Sensors Using Single Traxels (IEEE Sensors, May-25)
- Ultrathin Top Layer Height to Enhance the Performance of Soft Liquid Metal Embedded Pressure Sensor (IEEE TIM, May-25)
- Ultrabroad Linear Range Composite Graphene Foam Force Sensor Based on Bio-Frog for Human Motion and Soft Robots (IEEE TIM, Jun-25)
- Strain-Invariant Stretchable Antennas via Radical Surface Current Redistributions: Theory, Design, and Experiments (IEEE T-AP, May-25)
- Multimodal information structuring with single-layer soft skins and high-density electrical impedance tomography (Science, Jun-25)
Fabrication Techniques & Hardware Toolkits
Locomotion, Swimming & Flying
Manipulation & Grasping
- An SMA-actuated soft robot with encircling gripping by adjustable grasping span (Sage, May-25)
- Prototyping and Characterization of Gripper Technologies for Stiff Fabric Material (IEEE Access, Jun-25)
- Contact Detection and Manipulation With a Shape-Memory Alloy Based Soft Gripper (IEEE RA-L, Jun-25)
- Learning Wrist Policies for Anthropomorphic Soft Power Grasping in Handle and Door Manipulation (IEEE T-RO, Jun-25)
- Enhancing Grasping Diversity With a Pinch-Suction and Soft-Rigid Hybrid Multimodal Gripper (IEEE T-RO, Jun-25)
- RoTipBot: Robotic Handling of Thin and Flexible Objects Using Rotatable Tactile Sensors (IEEE T-RO, Jun-25)
- Shear-Based Grasp Control for Multifingered Underactuated Tactile Robotic Hands (IEEE T-RO, Apr-25)
- A Biomimetic Rigid-Soft Hybrid Underwater Gripper With Compliance, Stability, Precise Control, and High Load Capacity (IEEE T-RO, Apr-25)
- A Reconfigurable Four-Finger Gripper for Versatile Application in the Agri-Food Industry (IEEE T-MECH, May-25)
- S3Hand: Design of a Variable Stiffness Soft Hand With Self-Locking Mechanism (IEEE T-MECH, May-25)
Biomimicry & Bioinspiration
Soft Robot Applications
- A 3 Degrees-of-Freedom Lightweight Flexible Twisted String Actuators (TSAs)-Based Exoskeleton for Wrist Rehabilitation (IEEE RA-L, May-25)
- Soft Growing Robot Explore Unknown Environments Through Obstacle Interaction (IEEE RA-L, Apr-25)
- An Untethered Bionic Soft Robotic Vehicle With Magnetic Actuation and Control for Multi-Scenario Applications (IEEE RA-L, Apr-25)
- A Novel Haptic Device With Force Feedback and Closed-Loop Torque Control for Endoscopic Procedure (IEEE TIM, May-25)
- Serially-Connected Soft Continuum Robots for Endovascular Emergencies (IEEE T-MRB, Jun-25)
- A Novel Robotic Guiding Sheath With Variable Stiffness Capability Based on Conductive Graphene and Thermoplastic Polymer (IEEE T-MRB, May-25)
- Efficacy of a Soft Wearable Robot for Hip Assistance in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Randomized Crossover Trial (IEEE T-NSRE, Jun-25)
- A Soft Inflatable Cable-Driven Parallel Robot With a Variable Stiffness End-Effector for Advanced Interventional Endoscopy (IEEE T-BME, Apr-25)
- Design and Control of a Musculoskeletal Bionic Leg With Optimized and Sensorized Soft Artificial Muscles (IEEE T-RO, May-25)
- A Sensorized Mechanically Self-Guided Suction Cup for Improved Adhesion in Complex Environments (SoRo Journal, Apr-25)
- In situ foliar augmentation of multiple species for optical phenotyping and bioengineering using soft robotics (Science, Jun-25)
- A magnetically actuated microcatheter with soft rotatable tip for enhanced endovascular access and treatment efficiency (Science, Jun-25)
- Preference-based assistance optimization for lifting and lowering with a soft back exosuit (Science, Apr-25)
- Design, Modeling, and Control of a Soft Robotic Diaphragm-Assist Device in a Respiratory Simulator (Wiley, Apr-25)
Theory: Learning, Modeling, & Control
- Controlling diverse robots by inferring Jacobian fields with deep networks (Nature, Jun-25)
- Hierarchical Performance-Based Design Optimization Framework for Soft Grippers (RoboSoft, Apr-25)
- Dynamic Task Space Control of Redundant Pneumatically Actuated Soft Robot (IEEE RA-L, May-25)
- Data-Driven Posture Control of Tensegrity Manipulator Based on Strut’s Inclination Angle (IEEE Access, Apr-25)
- Learning Deformable Linear Object Dynamics From a Single Trajectory (IEEE RA-L, Jun-25)
- Modeling and Reinforcement Learning-Based Control of Simultaneous Positive and Negative Pressure Generation in Pneumatic Systems (IEEE RA-L, Jun-25)
- Estimating Deformable-Rigid Contact Interactions for a Deformable Tool via Learning and Model-Based Optimization (IEEE RA-L, May-25)
- Physics Informed Neural Pose Estimation for Real-Time Shape Reconstruction of Soft Continuum Robots (IEEE RA-L, May-25)
- Position Control of McKibben-Type Pneumatic Artificial Muscle via Port-Hamiltonian Approach (IEEE RA-L, May-25)
- Quasi-Static Cosserat Rods in Contact With Implicit Surfaces (IEEE RA-L, May-25)
- Closed-Loop Shape-Forming Control of a Magnetic Soft Continuum Robot (IEEE RA-L, Apr-28)
- Enhancing Dual-Loop Pressure Control in Pneumatic Soft Robotics With a Comparison of Evolutionary Algorithms for PID & FOPID Controller Tuning (IEEE RA-L, Apr-25)
- Adaptive Visual Servo of Soft Robot With Interaction Estimation and Compensation (IEEE T-ASE, Jun-25)
- Estimation and Control of 3D Diffusion-Advection System by Partial Differential Neural Network Combined With Divide-Space Sampling Strategy (IEEE T-ASE, Jun-25)
- Model and Collision Avoidance for Motion Planning of Rigid-Soft Robot With Continuous Expression and Input Mapping (IEEE T-ASE, Jun-25)
- Soft Contact Simulation and Manipulation Learning of Deformable Objects With Vision-Based Tactile Sensor (IEEE T-ASE, Jun-25)
- Reinforcement Learning-Based Admittance Control for Physical Human–Robot Interaction With Output Constraints (IEEE T-ASE, Jun-25)
- Smooth Surface-to-Surface Contact Control for Rope-Base Soft-Tip Manipulator (IEEE T-ASE, May-25)
- A Novel Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Path/Force Cooperative Regulation Framework for Dual-Arm Object Transportation (IEEE T-ASE, May-25)
- Duality-Based Optimization of Occlusion Avoidance for Active Optical Navigation System in Robotic Orthopedic Surgeries (IEEE T-ASE, May-25)
- Trajectory-Attracted Adaptive Tracking Control for Robotic Systems Based on a Hybrid Guiding Vector Field in Flexible Environments (IEEE T-ASE, Apr-25)
- Fault-Tolerant Soft Sensor Modeling Based on a Two-Dimensional Group Distributionally Robust Optimization Framework (IEEE T-ASE, Apr-25)
- Admittance-Based Output Feedback Fuzzy Switching Control for PAM-Driven Parallel Robots via Nonsingular Terminal Sliding Mode (IEEE T-ASE, Apr-25)
- Shape-Based Force Prediction of a Soft SMA Planar Actuator Using Machine Learning (IEEE TIM, Apr-25)
- A Versatile Neural Network Configuration Space Planning and Control Strategy for Modular Soft Robot Arms (IEEE T-RO, Jun-25)
- A Versatile Neural Network Configuration Space Planning and Control Strategy for Modular Soft Robot Arms (IEEE T-RO, Jun-25)
- Topology Optimization of a Soft Pneumatic Actuator Considering Design-Dependent Loads (IEEE T-MECH, Jun-25)
- Differentiable ANCF-Based Kinematic Modeling of Soft Pneumatic Robots for Design Optimization (IEEE T-MECH, Apr-25)
- Stability of cantilever-like structures with applications to soft robot arms (Royal Society, Apr-25)
- Real-time dynamics of soft manipulators with cross-sectional inflation: application to the octopus muscular hydrostat (Royal Society, May-25)
- Regulating Airflow Using Hybrid LCN for Soft Pneumatic Circuits (Wiley, Apr-25)
- Model-Based 3D Shape Reconstruction of Soft Robots via Distributed Strain Sensing (SoRo Journal, May-25)
Embodied Intelligence & Morphological Computation
Featured News Articles
