Highlighted News
* The first IEEE Conference on Soft Robotics (Robosoft 2018) will be held on April 24-28, 2018
* Workshop attached to Robosoft 2018: “Soft-bodied structures in nature and robotics: towards new trends and opportunities” (April 24, Livorno, Italy)
* Workshop attached to Robosoft 2018: “Soft robotics at small scales: Robotic functionalities by soft and smart materials” (April 24, Livorno, Italy)
* April issue of Soft Robotics is already online
* Call for Papers: Special issue “Soft Robotics” in MDPI Biomimetics (Deadline: 30 April 2018)
* Soft Robotic Toolkit Seeking Competition Judges. The Soft Robotics Toolkit is an online platform for hosting and sharing soft robotics materials and growing the community. The Soft Robotics Toolkit is seeking individuals within the community to be involved as judges in our annual competition. To volunteer, or for more information please email Donal Holland (donal.holland@ucd.ie) or Conor Walsh (walsh@seas.harvard.edu).
New Videos
* Superpick: The autonomous bin picking, sorting and order fulfilment solution (March 2018)
* Perceptions of a soft robotic tentacle in interaction (March 2018)
* Soft sensors that feel (March 2018)
Published Journal Articles
* Related review:
- Morphological computation in haptic sensation and interaction: from nature to robotics (Adv. Robotics, March 2018)
* Soft arm, manipulation, grasping:
- Soft pneumatic grippers embedded with stretchable electroadhesion (Smart Mater. Struct, March 2018)
* Soft locomotion, compliant locomotion:
- Soft robotics: Do the locomotion with me (Nature Review Materials, Feb. 2018)
- Exploration of underwater life with an acoustically controlled soft robotic fish (Science Robotics, March 2018)
- Swimming performance and unique wake topology of the sea hare (Aplysia) (Phys. Rev. Fluids, Mar 2018)
* Soft sensing, artificial skin, electronic skin:
- Soft somatosensitive actuators via embedded 3D printing (Advanced Materials, Feb. 2018)
- Vision-based sensing of external forces acting on soft robots using finite element method (IEEE RA-L, Feb. 2018)
- A supramolecular biomimetic skin combining a wide spectrum of mechanical properties and multiple sensory capabilities (Nat. Commun., March 2018)
* Soft actuator, flexible actuator, compliant actuator:
- 3D printing of robotic soft actuators with programmable bioinspired architectures (Nat. Commun., Feb. 2018)
- High-performance graphdiyne-based electrochemical actuators (Nat. Commun., Feb. 2018)
- Reduced-order modeling of soft robots (PLoS ONE, Feb. 2018)
- Mechanically versatile soft machines through laminar jamming (Adv. Funct. Mater, Feb. 2018)
- A soft, bistable valve for autonomous control of soft actuators (Science Robotics, March 2018)
- Programmable design of soft pneu-net actuators with oblique chambers can generate coupled bending and twisting motions (Sens Actuators A, March 2018)
- Miniature soft electromagnetic actuators for robotic applications (Adv. Funct. Mater, March 2018)
- Silicones for stretchable and durable soft devices: Beyond sylgard-184 (ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, Oct 2018)
- Transforming the dynamic response of robotic structures and systems through laminar jamming (IEEE RA-L, April 2018)
- Antagonistic actuation and stiffness control in soft inflatable robots (Nature Review Materials, April 2018)
- A digital light processing 3D printer for fast and high-precision fabrication of soft pneumatic actuators (Sens Actuators A, April 2018)
- Understanding fish linear acceleration using an undulatory biorobotic model with soft fluidic elastomer actuated morphing median fins (Soft Robotcs, April 2018)
* Soft robot application:
- Human-in-the-loop optimization of hip assistance with a soft exosuit during walking (Science Robotics, Feb. 2018)
- Miniature soft robots — road to the clinic (Nature Review Materials, April 2018)
* Morphological computation, morphological change, self-organization:
- Information-theoretic model selection for optimal prediction of stochastic dynamical systems from data (Phys. Rev. E, Mar 2018)
- Observation of elastic topological states in soft materials (Nat. Commun., Apr 2018)
Popular Articles
- Self-healing electronic “skin” lets amputees sense temperature and pressure on prosthetic limbs (Newsweek, Feb 2018)
- Device displays electrocardiogram recorded by skin sensor, holds promise for home healthcare applications (New Electronics, Feb 2018)
- Robotic fingers get touchy-feely (Nature Technology, March 2018)
- Four-in-one 3D printer paves way for custom-made robots and phones (Nature News, March 2018)
- Origami inspired foldable robotic arm (Science Daily, March 2018)
- Roam robotics announces $2500 soft exoskeleton for skiers and snowboarders (IEEE Spectrum, March 2018)
- MIT’s soft robotic fish explores reefs in Fiji (IEEE Spectrum, March 2018)
- Liver success holds promise of 3D organ printing (Financial Times, March 2018)
- Robots are learning to handle with care (The Wall Street Journal, March 2018)
- What is a 4-D Printing? Georgia Tech researchers demo self-assembling creations (Newsweek, March 2018)
- Scientists develop method to print in 3-D with liquid (Construction Dive, March 2018)
- Harvard researchers create personalized soft exosuits (Geek.com, March 2018)
- Israel’s ReWalk turns focus to stroke victims with cheaper walking device (Times of Israel, April 2018)
- Soft robotic fingers use gecko-inspired coating for some heavy lifting (New Atlas, April 2018)