Soft Robotics

Soft robotics is a subfield of robotics concerned with the design and control of robots composed of compliant, deformable materials rather than rigid structural elements to enable adaptive conformability and enhanced safety in dynamic environments.

7.7K

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21.9K

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2.7K

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2017–2026

5.9K

Parents

Robotics Engineering

Children

Bioinspired LocomotionBioinspired Soft RobotsCompliant MechanismsContinuum Robot KinematicsDielectric Elastomer ActuationFabrication Of Soft RobotsHydraulic ActuationMedical Soft RoboticsPneumatic ActuationProprioceptive Sensing

Publications

7.7K

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

Engineering, Autonomous Systems, Robotics Engineering +16

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

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering +17

Embedded 3D Printing of Strain Sensors within Highly Stretchable Elastomers

Joseph T. Muth, Daniel M. Vogt, Ryan L. Truby et al. · Advanced Materials · 2014 · 1.6K citations · Full text

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

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

Engineering, Rehabilitation Medicine, Robotics Engineering +16

Ultrasensitive mechanical crack-based sensor inspired by the spider sensory system

Daeshik Kang, Peter V. Pikhitsa, Yong Whan Choi et al. · Nature · 2014 · 1.6K citations

Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering +14

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Robert J. Wood
Harvard University, United States
79 publications · 18.8K citations
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Metin Sitti
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Germany
71 publications · 10.4K citations
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Carmel Majidi
Carnegie Mellon University, United States
76 publications · 10.3K citations
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Conor J. Walsh
Harvard University, United States
57 publications · 12.1K citations
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Daniela Rus
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
68 publications · 11K citations
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Advanced Materials
221 publications · 35.1K citations
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Soft Robotics
SoRo · 356 publications · 34.1K citations
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Advanced Functional Materials
229 publications · 28.4K citations
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Nature Communications
158 publications · 25.1K citations
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
224 publications · 18.2K citations
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See also Soft Robotics
Actuation Methods	Hydrogels Dielectric Elastomer Actuators Electroactive Polymers Magnetic Actuation Liquid Crystal Elastomers Pneumatic Actuation Thermal Actuation Hydraulic Actuation Shape-memory Polymers Fluidic Elastomer Actuators Alloys Tendon-driven Actuation
Materials	Hydrogels Nanomaterials Electroactive Polymers Dielectric Elastomers Liquid Crystal Elastomers Ionic Polymer-metal Composites Silicone Elastomers Shape-memory Polymers Conductive Polymers Alloys Fibers Paper Studies
Modeling	Machine Learning Finite Element Methods Spectral Submanifolds Projection-based Model Reduction
Sensing	Tactile Sensing Strain Sensors Pressure Sensors Optical Fibers Force Sensors Soft Electronic Skin Motion Capture Systems Inertial Measurement Units Magnetic Sensing Inductive Sensing Bending Sensors Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers Liquid Metal Sensors 3D Shape Reconstruction
Fabrication	Soft Lithography Laser Cutting Casting Additive Manufacturing Stereolithography Origami-based Assembly