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Soft Robot Design

Soft Robot Design is a subfield of robot design that focuses on the development of robots constructed from compliant, flexible materials enabling safe interaction with humans and adaptability to unstructured environments, distinguished from traditional rigid robotics by its reliance on soft, deformable structures.

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2017–2026

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Small-scale soft-bodied robot with multimodal locomotion

Wenqi Hu, Guo Zhan Lum, Massimo Mastrangeli et al. · Nature · 2018 · 2.3K citations

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An integrated design and fabrication strategy for entirely soft, autonomous robots

Michael Wehner, Ryan L. Truby, Daniel J. Fitzgerald et al. · Nature · 2016 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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Multigait soft robot

Robert F. Shepherd, Filip Ilievski, Wonjae Choi et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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Soft robotic glove for combined assistance and at-home rehabilitation

Panagiotis Polygerinos, Zheng Wang, Kevin C. Galloway et al. · Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2014 · 1.6K citations

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Pneumatic Networks for Soft Robotics that Actuate Rapidly

Bobak Mosadegh, Panagiotis Polygerinos, Christoph Keplinger et al. · Advanced Functional Materials · 2014 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. MS
    Metin Sitti

    Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Germany

    52 publications · 9.2K citations

    42

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  2. RJ
    Robert J. Wood

    Harvard University, United States

    51 publications · 13.4K citations

    38

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  3. DR
    Daniela Rus

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    59 publications · 9.8K citations

    38

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  4. MC
    Matteo Cianchetti

    Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy

    45 publications · 7.5K citations

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  5. CL
    Cecilia Laschi

    Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy

    44 publications · 6.9K citations

    31

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Institutions

1.6K

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    72 h-index

    531 publications

    154.9K citations

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    60 h-index

    352 publications

    52.5K citations

  3. Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

    Pisa, Italy

    50 h-index

    275 publications

    36.2K citations

  4. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    49 h-index

    340 publications

    29.1K citations

  5. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    49 h-index

    462 publications

    32.1K citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    49 h-index

    345 publications

    26K citations

  7. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    49 h-index

    204 publications

    21.7K citations

  8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, China

    48 h-index

    425 publications

    25.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Soft Robotics

    SoRo · 274 publications · 27.6K citations

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  2. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

    262 publications · 13.3K citations

    62

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  3. Science Robotics

    62 publications · 15.3K citations

    56

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  4. Nature Communications

    63 publications · 8.6K citations

    52

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  5. Advanced Functional Materials

    72 publications · 8.7K citations

    49

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