Hardware Sequencing of Inflatable Nonlinear Actuators for Autonomous Soft Robots

Slit Tubes for Semisoft Pneumatic Actuators

(2018) Lee Belding et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Metallic molybdenum disulfide nanosheet-based electrochemical actuators

(2017) Muharrem Acerce et al.   NATURE

A bio-inspired 3D-printed hybrid finger with integrated ECF (electro-conjugate fluid) micropumps

(2017) Dong Han et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Rotary Actuators Based on Pneumatically Driven Elastomeric Structures

(2016) Xiangyu Gong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2016) Michael Wehner et al.   NATURE

Soft Robotic Grippers for Biological Sampling on Deep Reefs

(2016) Kevin C. Galloway et al.   Soft Robotics

Toward a New Generation of Electrically Controllable Hygromorphic Soft Actuators

(2015) Silvia Taccola et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A novel type of compliant and underactuated robotic hand for dexterous grasping

(2015) Raphael Deimel et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH

Design, fabrication and control of soft robots

(2015) Daniela Rus et al.   NATURE

Amplifying the response of soft actuators by harnessing snap-through instabilities

(2015) Johannes T. B. Overvelde et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Soft robotic glove for combined assistance and at-home rehabilitation

(2015) Panagiotis Polygerinos et al.   ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

Pneumatic microfinger with balloon fins for linear motion using 3D printed molds

(2015) Yongha Hwang et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Mechanical Programming of Soft Actuators by Varying Fiber Angle

(2015) Fionnuala Connolly et al.   Soft Robotics

Flexible pneumatic twisting actuators and their application to tilting micromirrors

(2014) Benjamin Gorissen et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Soft Robotics Technologies to Address Shortcomings in Today's Minimally Invasive Surgery: The STIFF-FLOP Approach

(2014) Matteo Cianchetti et al.   Soft Robotics

Autonomous Soft Robotic Fish Capable of Escape Maneuvers Using Fluidic Elastomer Actuators

(2014) Andrew D. Marchese et al.   Soft Robotics

Bio-Inspired Polymer Composite Actuator and Generator Driven by Water Gradients

(2013) M. Ma et al.   SCIENCE

New mobile pressure control system for pneumatic actuators, using reversible chemical reactions of water

(2013) Koichi Suzumori et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

A Hybrid Combining Hard and Soft Robots

(2013) Adam A. Stokes et al.   Soft Robotics

Elastomeric Origami: Programmable Paper-Elastomer Composites as Pneumatic Actuators

(2012) Ramses V. Martinez et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Integrated high pressure microhydraulic actuation and control for surgical instruments

(2012) A. J. M. Moers et al.   BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES

Multigait soft robot

(2011) R. F. Shepherd et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A robot hand using electro-conjugate fluid

(2011) Akihiro Yamaguchi et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Tube-type micropump by using electro-conjugated fluid (ECF)

(2011) Joon-wan Kim et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Pneumatic and hydraulic microactuators: a review

(2010) Michaël De Volder et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Universal robotic gripper based on the jamming of granular material

(2010) E. Brown et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Microhand With Internal Visual System

(2009) Wook Choi et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS

Solving the shrinkage-induced PDMS alignment registration issue in multilayer soft lithography

(2009) Christopher Moraes et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Towards flexible medical instruments: Review of flexible fluidic actuators

(2008) Aline De Greef et al.   PRECISION ENGINEERING-JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETIES FOR PRECISION ENGINEERING AND NANOTECHNOLOGY