Decade of bio-inspired soft robots: a review

• Published in: Smart materials and structures Vol. 31; no. 7; pp. 73002 - 73036
• Main Authors: Ahmed, Faheem, Waqas, Muhammad, Jawed, Bushra, Soomro, Afaque Manzoor, Kumar, Suresh, Hina, Ashraf, Khan, Umair, Kim, Kyung Hwan, Choi, Kyung Hyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.07.2022
• Subjects: compliant materials; dielectric elastomers; fuel-based actuation; pneumatic; shape memory alloy; soft actuators; soft robotics

Soft robotics is an emerging field of robotics that focuses on the design of soft machines and devices with effective human-machine interaction, high conformity, and environmental adaptability. The conventional robots made of hard materials have already achieved precision and accuracy, but they lack...