Meet the soft, cuddly robots of the future

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

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

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering +17

Universal robotic gripper based on the jamming of granular material

Eric Brown, Nicholas Rodenberg, John R. Amend et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 1.6K citations · Full text

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering +16

Soft Robot Arm Inspired by the Octopus

Cecilia Laschi, Matteo Cianchetti, Barbara Mazzolai et al. · Advanced Robotics · 2012 · 961 citations

Engineering, Bioengineering, Robotics Engineering +17

Design and Fabrication of Soft Artificial Skin Using Embedded Microchannels and Liquid Conductors

Yong‐Lae Park, Bor‐Rong Chen, Robert J. Wood · IEEE Sensors Journal · 2012 · 771 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17