Phase-change actuation has been revived for the era of untethered, electrically driven soft robots. Our team at the University of Coimbra have developed a phase transition soft actuator designed to ...

electrically driven soft robots. Our team at the University of Coimbra have developed a phase transition soft actuator designed to power electric soft robots that require high force and precision.

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to describe the design of a soft, wearable splint for wrist joint rehabilitation, based on pneumatic soft actuators. The extensor bending and the contraction types ...

The full article “Physical synchronization of soft self-oscillating limbs for fast and autonomous locomotion” is also available. Gait control is typically a nontrivial problem in robotics, ...

bioinspired soft robot has characteristics of deformable body, flexibility, continuous changeability and high active adaptability. It has become a new evolution in robotics. In this context, a ...

new responsive soft/flexible materials are particularly appealing for novel developments in small-scale robotics. Among them, polymers and gels that respond to external stimuli with mechanical ...

Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Multivapor-responsive biocompatible soft actuators have immense potential for applications in soft robotics and ...

Most robots rely on complex control systems ... “In another project, we are working on a soft, artificial heart—a nice example of a system that interacts with our bloodstream, our blood ...

May 14, 2025 — have created a new type of insect cyborg that can navigate autonomously -- without wires, surgery, or stress-inducing electrical shocks. The system uses a small ultraviolet (UV ...

Recent advancements in soft robotics present new opportunities ... However, many current robotic systems lack the combination of sensors, actuators, and adaptive control systems required to ...

In a recent study published in Advanced Science, researchers introduced a small, soft robot that looks deceptively simple—a closed ring made of liquid crystal elastomers (LCE). But don’t let ...