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14 entries
- The Future of Soft Robotics (Springer, Jun-26)
- Switchable Strain-Limiting Structures in Soft Actuators: Principles, Mechanisms, and Applications (Springer, Jun-26)
- Soft Everting Robots for Medical Applications: A Review (IEEE T-BME, Jun-26)
- Sustainable Human–Robot Interaction with Soft Robotic Systems (ACM, Mar-26)
- Manufacturing, Sensing, and Applications of Data Gloves: A Review (IEEE Sensors, Jun-26)
- Enhancing the functionality of soft continuum robots for minimally invasive and endoluminal interventions: a review (BioMed Eng, Jun-26)
- Soft pneumatic actuators for wearable systems: a structural classification and integration-oriented evaluation (BioMed Eng, Jun-26)
- Towards Advanced Intelligent and Perceptive Soft Grippers (Adv Intel Sys, Apr-26)
- Design-for-Benchmarking in Soft Robotics: Navigating Component-System Dichotomy (Adv Intel Sys, Apr-26)
- Neuromorphic Electronics for Intelligence Everywhere: Emerging Devices, Flexible Platforms, and Scalable System Architectures (Adv Mater, Apr-26)
- 3D-Printed Metamaterial-Based Soft Sensors: Materials, Design, and Fabrications (SMALL, Jun-26)
- Flexible Multi-Parameter Implantable Sensors: From Integrated Physiological Monitoring to Intelligent Therapeutic Systems (Adv Func Mater, May-26)
- Omni-Scale Biomimetic Robotics (Adv Mater Tech, May-26)
- Liquid Metal-Enabled Soft Bioelectronics for Human Health Monitoring (SMALL, May-26)
New Materials, Actuators & Stiffening Methods
39 entries
- Origami-Inspired Soft Actuator Utilizing a Low-Melting-Point Alloy for Multi-Modal Motion and Shape Locking (RoboSoft, Apr-26)
- Origami-Inspired 3-DoF Robotic Joint Design With Pneumatic Actuators (IEEE RA-L, Apr-26)
- Development of a Bernoulli Suction-Type Non-Contact Manipulator Capable of Controlling Object Position and Orientation During Holding (IEEE RA-L, Apr-26)
- Guidance of cellular nematic elastomers into shape-programmable living surfaces (Science, Apr-26)
- Biaxially ductile supramolecular polymer networks (Science, Apr-26)
- Ultra-Soft and Stretchable Permanent Magnetic Elastomer Enables Wireless Vectorial Motion Monitoring Toward Neuromuscular Disorder Management (Adv Func Mater, Apr-26)
- Magnetothermal-Triggered Response and Self-Healing of Recyclable and Reprocessable Nanocomposites for Actuation Systems (Adv Func Mater, Apr-26)
- A Soft Robotic Jellyfish with Decoupled Actuators for Agile 3D Locomotion (Adv Intel Sys, Apr-26)
- Tough, Flexible, Strong: Characterization of Soft-Soft Silicone Interfaces for Soft Robotics (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- Origami Actuator with Tunable Limiting Layer for Morphological Adaptive Soft Robots (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- Low-Heat and Near-Silent Pneumatic Source Driven by Integrated Endothermic-Exothermic Chemical Reactions for Soft Robots (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- SIMBI: Soft Intelligent Module for Benthic Interactions (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- Cable Pneumatic Robot: Fabrication and Simulation (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- Nocturnal Eye-Inspired Liquid-to-Gas Phase Change Soft Actuator with Laser-Induced Graphene: Enhanced Environmental Light Harvesting and Photothermal Conversion (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- Multimodal Soft Surgical Robots Enabled by Eco-Degradable, Sterilizable Polymers and Transient Electronics (Adv Func Mater, Jun-26)
- High Center-of-Mass, Multi-Legged Soft Robots Powered by Geometrically Encoded Liquid Crystal Elastomer Arc Appendages (Adv Mater, Jun-26)
- BiPneu: Design and Control of a Bipolar-Pressure Pneumatic System for Soft Robots (IEEE T-Mech, Jun-26)
- Human-Inspired Finger Design With Pressure-Based Variable Stiffness Spherical Joints (IEEE T-Mech, Jun-26)
- Cardan-Worm Bimodal Actuator for Underactuated Walking and Running With Soft Hip Exoskeleton (IEEE T-Mech, Jun-26)
- A Novel Soft Hydrogel Actuator With Rapid and Bidirectional Bending Based on pH and Temperature Responses (Polymer, Jun-26)
- Ionic Wind Cooling Enables High-Frequency Shape Memory Alloy Actuators for Origami-Inspired Soft Robotics (SMALL, Jun-26)
- Highly Programmable Liquid Crystalline Polyurethane/MXene Hybrids for Large-Strain, High-Work-Capacity Artificial Muscles (SMALL, Jun-26)
- A Fast Bipedal Biohybrid Crawler Driven by Single Muscle Swinging (SoRo Journal, Jun-26)
- A Soft Magnetic Jamming Method Enabling Variable Stiffness and Active Steering for Robotic Catheter (SoRo Journal, Jun-26)
- Thermally Tunable Deformation Wave on a Bistable Lattice to Enhance Soft-Bodied Climbing Robots (SoRo Journal, Jun-26)
- Flexible Morphing Aerial Robot with Inflatable Structure for Perching-Based Human-Robot Interaction (SoRo Journal, Jun-26)
- Two-Dimensionalizing and Light Programming of Soft Actuators Enable Adaptive Robots (Adv Func Mater, May-26)
- Dual-Programmable Architected Magnetic Soft Materials: Tuning Mechano-Electric Responses by Inverse Design (Adv Func Mater, May-26)
- Controllable Passive Suction Cups With Mechanical Programmability for Soft Robotics (Adv Func Mater, May-26)
- Dual-Mode Magnetic Elastomer for On-Demand Motion and Degradation (Adv Func Mater, May-26)
- Coating Artificial Spider Silk Fiber with Magnetic FeCo: An Effective Strategy for Creating a Flexible Magneto-Responsive Material (Adv Func Mater, May-26)
- Field-Programable Dynamics in a Soft Magnetic Actuator Enabling True Random Number Generation and Reservoir Computing (Adv Intel Sys, May-26)
- Programmable Soft Actuators Enabled by Wavelength-Selective Liquid-Gas Phase Transition (Adv Mater Tech, May-26)
- A Multimodal Magnetically Driven Soft Robot With Integrated Actuation-Sensing Based on Photothermal Reprogramming Technology (Adv Sci, May-26)
- Origami-Mediated Low-Voltage Electret Soft Robotic Actuators for Human-Machine Haptic Interfaces (Adv Sci, May-26)
- Quantifying Structure-Property Relationships in Ferroelectric Polymers Toward High-Performance Soft Robots (Adv Sci, May-26)
- Electrohydraulic Folding Ring Actuators for Radial Contraction (Adv Sci, May-26)
- Enhancing Durability and Payload Capacity of Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots Using Multimaterial Soft-Rigid Hybrid Structure (IEEE T-Mech, May-26)
- Rollable-based layer jamming device with variable stiffness for soft wearable applications (IJRR, May-26)
Sensing, Flexible Electronic & Skins
51 entries
- MyoDEA: A Self-Sensing Dielectric Elastomer Actuator for Real-Time Muscle Stiffness Monitoring (IEEE RA-L, Apr-26)
- External Photoreflective Tactile Sensing Based on Surface Deformation Measurement (IEEE Sensors, Jun-26)
- Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensors With Microstructured-Porous Dielectric Layers for Pressure, Shear, and Proximity Detection (IEEE Sensors, Jun-26)
- Accurate Shape Sensing for Magnetic Soft Continuum Robots Using Sparse FBG Arrays (IEEE Sensors, Apr-26)
- A Phase-Coherent Impedance-Based Soft Sensor for Arc Electrical Integrity (IEEE Sensors, Apr-26)
- A Novel Capacitive Array Sensor for Real-Time Force Measurements in Total Knee Arthroplasty (IEEE Sensors, Apr-26)
- Influences of Bending Degree on Noncontact Gap and Pressure Measurements by Using Eddyingized Conductive Polymer Composite (IEEE Sensors, Jun-26)
- Smart Illuminated Touch: Integrated AI for Improved Optical Tomography-Based Soft Sensors (IEEE Sensors, May-26)
- Three-Dimensional Flexible Tactile Sensor Arrays for Perceptual Grasping: Toward Enhanced Perceptual Robotics (IEEE Sensors, May-26)
- An FBG-Based Soft Wearable Device for Force Monitoring During Palpation (IEEE Sensors, Apr-26)
- Strain-programmable liquid metal fibers for anti-interference electronic textiles (Nature, Apr-26)
- Thin-Film Thermal Sensors on Chitosan Substrates for Sustainable Transient Electronics (Adv Elec Mater, Apr-26)
- Ultratough, Stretchable Silk Protein Fibrous Membranes for Robust and Permeable Epidermal Bioelectronic Sensors (Adv Func Mater, Apr-26)
- Laser-Induced Graphene Bioelectronics for Flexible Multimodal Physiological-Electrophysiological Monitoring (Adv Func Mater, Apr-26)
- Dual-Anchored Interfacial Adhesion-Enhanced Strain-Insensitive Hydrogels Electronic Skin for Consciousness-Driven Brain-Computer Interface (Adv Func Mater, Apr-26)
- A Self-Healing Magnetoelectric Sensor with Pain Sensing for Underwater Soft Electronics (Adv Mater, Apr-26)
- Galinstan Liquid Metal/Polyurethane Composite as a Multifunctional Stretchable Electrode and Piezoresistive Strain Sensor With Minimal Drift (Adv Mater Tech, Apr-26)
- Fatigue-Resistant Kirigami Ionic Skins for High-Fidelity Strain Sensing and Rehabilitation Motion Recognition (Adv Mater Tech, Apr-26)
- Printable Conductive Hydrogels for Electrochemical Biosensing and Soft Bioelectronic Interfaces (Adv Sci, Apr-26)
- Conjugated Polymers Engineered for Flexible/Stretchable Electronics (Polymer, Apr-26)
- A Crack-Based One-Dimensional Microspheres Array Enables Thermal-Mechanical Decoupled Dual-Functional Sensing (Adv Sci, Apr-26)
- Flexible, large-area, recyclable, decoupled dual sensing of temperature and pressure enabled by mechanically-electrically hybrid networks (Nature, Apr-26)
- High-strength liquid metal composite-hydrogel interfaces enable robust stretchable electronics (Nature, Apr-26)
- Intrinsically stretchable complementary circuits based on direct photo-patternable polymer semiconductors (Nature, Apr-26)
- Unveiling the immoral ramp feature of dissolved oxygen signals with dynamical systems analysis: perspectives for robust soft-sensor development (Nature, Apr-26)
- Heterogeneous Knitted Fabrics for 3D Flexible Capacitive Sensors With Enhanced Sensitivity and Durability (Adv Elec Mater, Jun-26)
- Bio-Inspired Soft Robots for Confined Spaces: Double-Mode Motion Regulation Based on Magnetic Self-Locking and Contact Sensing (Adv Func Mater, Jun-26)
- A Photoswitchable Hydrogel Engineered by a UV-Triggered Fe3+/Fe2+Valence Cycle for Optically Modulatable Triboelectric Sensing (Adv Func Mater, Jun-26)
- A Two-Stage Characterization Pipeline and Open-Source Framework for Reproducible Tactile Sensing (Adv Intel Sys, Jun-26)
- Ordered-Disorder Transition Induced Stretchable Collagen Ionic Gels Toward Flexible Sensors (Adv Mater, Jun-26)
- Ultratough, Filler-Free Gallic Acid-Reinforced PVA/Casein Supramolecular Hydrogel with Intrinsic Protonic Conductivity for Wearable Strain and Motion Sensing (Adv Mater Tech, Jun-26)
- Synergistic Integration of Artificial Merkel Disc and Meissner Corpuscle via Dermal Papillary Structures for Mechanically Filtered Multimodal Tactile Sensing (Adv Sci, Jun-26)
- PneuGelSight: Soft robotic vision-based proprioception and tactile sensing (IJRR, Jun-26)
- Deep learning-enabled versatile shape perception for soft robots via single-ended multimode fiber (Science, Jun-26)
- Biofunctionalized polymer semiconductors toward soft and stretchable transistor-based biosensors (Science, Jun-26)
- Shape and Tactile Perceptions of Soft Fingers via Distributed Curvature Sensing for Intelligent Grippers (SoRo Journal, Jun-26)
- A Soft, Insect-Inspired, Distributed Tactile Sensor Enables Effective Touch Perception (SoRo Journal, Jun-26)
- Towards Real-Time Monitoring of Soft Robotic Systems in Endoscopic Application With Ultra-Flexible Organic Transistor-Based Strain Sensors (Adv Elec Mater, May-26)
- Surface Energy Modulated Self-Assembly of Percolative Gallium Nanodroplet Films for Stretchable Electronics (Adv Elec Mater, May-26)
- Gallium-Based Liquid Metal Composites for Flexible Sensors: Design Strategies, Sensing Functions, and Application (Adv Elec Mater, May-26)
- Multimodal Perception and Machine Learning-Empowered Human Machine Interfaces With Double-Network Hydrogel Fibers (Adv Func Mater, May-26)
- Solid Particle-Liquid Metal Mixtures for Robust High-Current Interconnects in Stretchable Electronics and Soft Robotics (Adv Mater Tech, May-26)
- Morphology-Driven Electromechanical Performance of Graphene-Based Electrofluids for Emerging Soft Electronic Systems (Adv Mater Tech, May-26)
- Buckling-Driven Linearity in Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensors Based on a Three-Dimensional Dual-Pore Polyurethane Structure (Adv Mater Tech, May-26)
- Upcycling Compact Discs Into Ultra-Stable, Flexible, and Stretchable Nanoporous Gold Electrodes for Enhanced Biosensing Performance (Adv Mater Tech, May-26)
- A Soft Mechanoluminescent Skin for High-Resolution Optical Tactile Sensing in Human-Machine Interaction (Adv Sci, May-26)
- A Supramolecular Reversible and Anisotropic Conductive Adhesive for Flexible Electronics (Adv Sci, May-26)
- Soft Robotic Proprioceptive Posture and Positioning Enhancement via Distributed Multifield Magnetic Inductive Sensing (IEEE T-Mech, May-26)
- Stretchable and Bendable Design of Pressure Sensor for Lower-Limb Motion Monitoring (IEEE T-Mech, May-26)
- A large-scale stretchable neuromorphic circuit for on-body edge computing (Nature, May-26)
- Ultrastable Soft Capacitive Tactile Sensor with Impedance-Modulated Signal (SoRo Journal, May-26)
Fabrication Techniques & Hardware Toolkits
8 entries
- Pellet Printing for Soft Robotic Devices (Adv Science, Mar-26)
- An Open-Source, Reproducible Tensegrity Robot That Can Navigate Among Obstacles (IEEE RA-L, Apr-26)
- Stiffness Map Generation for Soft Materials Using Axis-Aligning Non-Contact Measuring Device (IEEE RA-L, Apr-26)
- Bridging Performance and Fate: A Framework for Sustainable, Composite-Based Flexible Electronic Systems (Adv Elec Mater, Jun-26)
- Hierarchical laser-programmed soft actuators for designing bionic robots with freeform morphing shapes (Science, Jun-26)
- Transfer Printing and Reconfiguration of Soft Electronics Using Digital Microfluidics and Laser Machining (Adv Func Mater, May-26)
- Texoskeletons: Developing the Fundamental Technologies for Creating Intelligent Soft Robotic Clothing With Integrated 1D Sensors and Actuators (Adv Func Mater, May-26)
- One-Shot Multimaterial 3D Printing of a Flexible Spine for a Robotic Fish Prototype (Adv Intel Sys, May-26)
Locomotion, Swimming & Flying
10 entries
- Eel-Inspired Electrohydraulic Soft Swimmer With Programmable Undulatory Gaits (IEEE RA-L, Apr-26)
- A Worm-Inspired Origami Robot with Multimodal Locomotion for Adaptive Mobility in Complex Pipeline Environments (Adv Sci, Apr-26)
- Numerical investigation of wake interaction and bio-inspired propulsive performance of tandem flapping foils for soft-robotic underwater locomotion (Nature, Apr-26)
- Soft Robotic Snake Locomotion on Curved Surfaces (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- A Teleost-Inspired Multimodal Locomotion Soft Robot with High Bandwidth Artificial Muscles (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- Biologically Constrained Insect Models Enable Realistic Simulations and Improve Biomechanical Predictions of Locomotion (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- Pre-Curved Everting Robots With Embedded Steering Intelligence Fabricated by CO2 Laser Welding (Adv Intel Sys, Jun-26)
- Vibration of Soft, Twisted Beams for Underactuated Quadrupedal Locomotion (IEEE T-Mech, Jun-26)
- Research on the Design of Variable Stiffness Adhesive Feet and Cooperative Crawling Mechanism for Soft Bionic Gecko-Inspired Wall-Climbing Robots (SoRo Journal, Jun-26)
- Rod-Pipe-Climbing Soft Robot With Transitioning Locomotion (IEEE T-Mech, May-26)
Manipulation & Grasping
12 entries
- Topology-Optimized, Dual-Phase Gripper With Force Estimation for Underwater Operation (IEEE RA-L, Apr-26)
- A Continuum Robot Based on a Conical Helical Configuration for Adaptive Grasping of Irregular Objects (IEEE RA-L, May-26)
- Bioinspired Morphology-Decoupled Soft Gripper with Enhanced Bidirectional Grasping Capability (Adv Sci, Apr-26)
- An integrated tomato harvesting framework using a hybrid soft-rigid gripper with semantic segmentation and keypoint detection (Nature, Apr-26)
- Co-Programming Shape Morphing and Interaction Forces of Soft Grippers for Compliant Grasping (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- Feline Tongue-Inspired Filiform Microstructure Improving Grasp Performance of Soft Robotic Hands (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- Everything-Grasping Gripper: A Universal Gripper with Synergistic Suction-Grasping Capabilities for Cross-Scale and Cross-State Manipulation (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- Stacked Variable Structure Gripper Based on Dielectric Elastomer Minimum Energy Structures (Adv Mater Tech, Jun-26)
- Toward a Soft Robotic Gripper Integrating High Force Grasping and Dexterous Manipulation: The SOFRo Gripper (IEEE RA-M, Jun-26)
- Contact-Triggered Sequential Grasping With an HSA-Driven Underactuated Gripper for Delicate Produce (IEEE T-Mech, Jun-26)
- Bioinspired Swallowing Soft Gripper with Toroidal Optical Waveguides for Multimodal Interactive Perception (SoRo Journal, May-26)
- Three-Finger Borescope-Mounted IPMC Gripper (SoRo Journal, May-26)
Biomimicry & Bioinspiration
7 entries
Soft Robot Applications
17 entries
- ASDDSA Active Suction Device for Deep Sea Application (Springer, Jun-26)
- Electronics-free soft robotic minitablet for on-demand gastric molecular sensing and diagnostics in vivo (Science, May-26)
- Light-Actuated Fiber-Climbing Inchworm Robot Toward Endoluminal Navigation (Adv Func Mater, Apr-26)
- Jellyfish-Inspired Ultrafast and Versatile Magnetic Soft Robots for Biomedical Applications (Cyborg, Apr-26)
- Bio-Inspired Flower Robot for Emotional Human-Robot Interaction (IEEE RA-L, Apr-26)
- Design and Modeling of Motorized Tapping Mechanism for Effective Needle Penetration (IEEE RA-L, Apr-26)
- Design of a Passive Finger-Tip Changer for Modular Robotic Manipulation (IEEE RA-L, Apr-26)
- Shared expectations of soft haptic feedback through imagined high-fives with robots and non-human animals at a science festival (Nature, Apr-26)
- Design of a soft robotic endoscope with enhanced bending and AI-based prediction (Nature, Apr-26)
- Tapered Magnetic Soft Continuum Catheters with Integrated Microchannels for Cerebral Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy Delivery (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- Inchiscope: A Modular Triple-Balloon Soft Robotic Endoscope for Navigating the Small Bowel (IEEE T-Mech, Jun-26)
- A dexterous soft hand exoskeleton restores intentional grasping in individuals with severe hand impairment (Nature, Jun-26)
- Expressing Emotion Through Heartbeat: A Soft Robotic Heart Integrated With a Soft Sensor for Arts in Robotics (IEEE RA-M, May-26)
- Literary Emotions in Motion: A Soft Robotics Installation for Tactile Storytelling (IEEE RA-M, May-26)
- Peripheral control enabled by distributed sensing in an octopus-inspired soft robotic arm for autonomous underwater grasping (Nature, May-26)
- Electronics-free soft robotic minitablet for on-demand gastric molecular sensing and diagnostics in vivo (Science, May-26)
- Design, Modeling, and Validation of a Pneumatically Actuated Distal Segment for Endoscopy (SoRo Journal, May-26)
Theory: Learning, Modeling, & Control
24 entries
- Learning Visually Interpretable Oscillator Networks for Soft Continuum Robots From Video (IEEE RA-L, Jun-26)
- Modeling the Critical Drop Height of Tensegrity Robots (RoboSoft, Apr-26)
- State and Trajectory Estimation of Tensegrity Robots via Factor Graphs and Chebyshev Polynomials (RoboSoft, Apr-26)
- Encoding Material Safety Using Control Barrier Functions for Soft Actuator Control (IEEE RA-L, Apr-26)
- Lightweight Learning From Actuation-Space Demonstrations via Flow Matching for Whole-Body Soft Robotic Grasping (IEEE RA-L, Apr-26)
- Interactive Force-Impedance Control (IEEE RA-L, Apr-26)
- Generalized Task-Driven Design of Soft Robots via Reduced-Order Finite Element Method-Based Surrogate Modeling (Adv Intel Sys, Apr-26)
- Configuration identification of on-demand variable stiffness strain-limiting layers in zig-zag soft pneumatic actuators using deep learning methods (IJRR, Apr-26)
- Model-based control of proprioceptive origami actuators for pneumatic manipulation (IJRR, Apr-26)
- Dynamic Modeling of a Soft Eversion-Based Growing Robot: Physical Analysis, Simulation, and Experimental Validation (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- Bistable Steering Mechanism for Enhanced Control in Soft Toroidal Robots (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- Compliance Model-Based Contact Force Control for Soft Continuum Robots (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- A Hysteresis-Guided Pressure-Threshold Encoder for Soft Robots (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- MAT-DiSMech: A Discrete Differential Geometry-Based Computational Tool for Simulation of Rods, Shells, and Soft Robots (SoRo Journal, Apr-26)
- Design Optimization of Soft Fabric Pneumatic Actuators (Adv Intel Sys, Jun-26)
- A Versatile-Designable Framework for Active and Programmable Shape-Morphing Soft Matter Systems: From Inverse Design to Closed-Loop Control (Adv Sci, Jun-26)
- Physics-Informed Neural Network-Enabled Forward Prediction and Inverse Design of Ring Origami (Adv Sci, Jun-26)
- Dynamic Model and Identification of Cable-Driven Hybrid Rigid-Soft Manipulators (IEEE T-Mech, Jun-26)
- Linking exteroception and proprioception through improved contact modeling for soft growing robots (IJRR, Jun-26)
- Deep learning-enabled versatile shape perception for soft robots via single-ended multimode fiber (Science, Jun-26)
- Parallel Simulation of Contact and Actuation for Soft Growing Robots (SoRo Journal, Jun-26)
- A Data-Driven Inverse Design Methodology for Magnetic Soft Millirobots Navigating in Confined Spaces (Adv Sci, May-26)
- Contact-Aware Soft Robot Design via Differentiable Simulation and Morphological Optimization (IEEE T-Mech, May-26)
- Elastic rod origami (RodOri) for programming static and dynamic mechanical properties (Science, May-26)
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