Soft Robotics

Papers
(The median citation count of Soft Robotics is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Design and Control of Lightweight Bionic Arm Driven by Soft Twisted and Coiled Artificial Muscles139
Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Force Sensor Incorporated into Soft Robotic Gripper for Improved Grasping Stability126
Frictional Anisotropic Locomotion and Adaptive Neural Control for a Soft Crawling Robot90
Steering Muscle-Based Bio-Syncretic Robot Through Bionic Optimized Biped Mechanical Design88
Magnetic Soft Catheter Robot System for Minimally Invasive Treatments of Articular Cartilage Defects84
A Soft Amphibious Turtle Robot with Flexibility and Omnidirectional Motion Ability Actuated by Multiple Bionic Muscles82
Shape Reconstruction of Extensible Continuum Manipulator Based on Soft Sensors82
YoMo: Yoshimura Continuum Manipulator for MR Environment80
Twisting and Braiding Fluid-Driven Soft Artificial Muscle Fibers for Robotic Applications75
Optimal Control of Dielectric Elastomer Actuated Multibody Dynamical Systems74
Model-Based 3D Shape Reconstruction of Soft Robots via Distributed Strain Sensing74
Soft Tubular-Surface Rolling Robots72
Advancing Soft Robot Proprioception Through 6D Strain Sensors Embedding67
Stiffness Tunable Magnetic Actuators Based on Shape Memory Polymer/NdFeB Composite for Segmental Controllable Motion66
A Collaborative Flipping Continuum Wall-Climbing Robot with Integrated Drive and Function64
Chemically Driven Oscillating Soft Pneumatic Actuation62
Biomimetic Octopus Suction Cup with Attachment Force Self-Sensing Capability for Cardiac Adhesion54
Human-Inspired Tactile Perception System for Real-Time and Multimodal Detection of Tactile Stimuli52
Harnessing Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Locomotion and Mechanical Intelligence in a Soft Robot49
Double-Layer Self-Locking Origami Based on Opposite Folding Motion49
ZodiAq: An Isotropic Flagella-Inspired Soft Underwater Drone for Safe Marine Exploration49
Thermo-Pneumatic Artificial Muscle: Air-Based Thermo-Pneumatic Artificial Muscles for Pumpless Pneumatic Actuation46
A Variable Stiffness Soft Gripper Based on Rotational Layer Jamming44
A Passively Conforming Soft Robotic Gripper with Three-Dimensional Negative Bending Stiffness Fingers44
Origami Actuator with Tunable Limiting Layer for Morphological Adaptive Soft Robots42
Improvement of Precision Grasping Performance by Interaction Between Soft Finger Pulp and Hard Nail41
Selaginella lepidophylla -Inspired Multi-Stimulus Cooperative Control MXene-Based Flexible Actuator41
Ultrastable Soft Capacitive Tactile Sensor with Impedance-Modulated Signal40
A Dual-Modal Hybrid Gripper with Wide Tunable Contact Stiffness Range and High Compliance for Adaptive and Wide-Range Grasping Objects with Diverse Fragilities40
Hygromachines: Humidity-Powered Wheels, Seesaws, and Vehicles40
Magnetic Liquid Metal Droplet Robot with Multifunction and High Output Force in Milli-Newton40
A Variable Stiffness Bioinspired Swallowing Gripper Based on Particle Jamming39
A Holistic Indirect Contact Identification Method for Soft Robot Proprioception38
SoftSnap: Rapid Prototyping of Untethered Soft Robots Using Snap-Together Modules36
Toward Onboard Proportional Control of Multi-Chamber Soft Pneumatic Robots: A Magnetorheological Elastomer Valve Array35
A Biomimetic Adhesive Disc for Robotic Adhesion Sliding Inspired by the Net-Winged Midge Larva34
Far-Field Magnetic Sensing on Soft Origami Actuator for Spatial Multidimensional Movement and Force Perception33
Design, Modeling, and Validation of a Pneumatically Actuated Distal Segment for Endoscopy32
Enabling Tunable Stiffness, Adhesive Grasping, and Interaction-Driven Reconfiguration: A Shape-Memory-Polymer-Enhanced Fin-Ray Gripper31
3D-Printed Soft Sensors for Adaptive Sensing with Online and Offline Tunable Stiffness31
Electro-Thermopneumatically Actuated, Adhesion-Force Controllable Octopus-Like Suction Cup Actuator31
Closing the Control Loop with Time-Variant Embedded Soft Sensors and Recurrent Neural Networks31
A Versatile Topology-Optimized Compliant Actuator for Soft Robotic Gripper and Walking Robot31
Biological Robots: Perspectives on an Emerging Interdisciplinary Field30
Dynamic-Based Path Planning and Locomotion of Tensegrity Robots Considering Environmental Interaction30
A Versatile 3D-Printable Soft Pneumatic Actuator Design for Multi-Functional Applications in Soft Robotics30
Tunable Soft Lens of Large Focal Length Change29
Bioinspired Vacuum Generation via Pressure-to-Vacuum Conversion for Manipulating all Phases of Matter29
Ultralow Voltage High-Performance Nanocellulose-Based Electro-Ionic Actuators for Soft Robots29
Soft Robot Proprioception Using Unified Soft Body Encoding and Recurrent Neural Network29
Design and Motion Analysis of a Soft Modular Robot for Diverse Environments27
Adaptive and Robust Switchable Adhesion System: Bio-Inspired Synergistic Integration from Octopuses and Geckos27
Fin-Bayes: A Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization Framework for Soft Robotic Fingers26
Tensegrity Robotics26
Reconfigurable, Transformable Soft Pneumatic Actuator with Tunable Three-Dimensional Deformations for Dexterous Soft Robotics Applications26
Trajectory Planning on Rolling Locomotion of Spherical Movable Tensegrity Robots with Multi-Gait Patterns26
Fluid-Driven Traveling Waves in Soft Robots26
FluidicOscillation-BasedPneumaticActuationfor SoftLocomotionandGrasping25
A Fast Online Elastic-Spine-Based Stiffness Adjusting Mechanism for Fishlike Swimming25
A Deep Learning Framework for Soft Robots with Synthetic Data25
Introducing the New Deputy-Editor-in-Chief25
HyReach: Vision-Guided Hybrid Manipulator Reaching in Cluttered Unseen Environments25
Fast Thermal Actuators for Soft Robotics25
Acknowledgment of Reviewers 202324
Bioinspired Multimodal Multipose Hybrid Fingers for Wide-Range Force, Compliant, and Stable Grasping24
Soft Robotics for Space Applications: Cryogenic Performance of Modular Metallic Cable Structures24
Piezo-Wormbots for Continuous Crawling24
A Soft Growing Robotic Endoscope for Painless and Strain-Free Insertion24
Intentional Blocking Based Photoelectric Soft Pressure Sensor with High Sensitivity and Stability23
Design of a Wearable Real-Time Hand Motion Tracking System Using an Array of Soft Polymer Acoustic Waveguides23
The Walking Control of a Crab Biorobot in Amphibious Environment23
Bioinspired Swallowing Soft Gripper with Toroidal Optical Waveguides for Multimodal Interactive Perception23
Nonlinear Dynamics Research of Ground Undulatory Fin Robot with Flexible Deformation and Frictional Contact23
Single-Actuator Soft Robot for In-Pipe Crawling22
Fin-A-Rays: Expanding Soft Gripper Compliance via Discrete Arrays of Flexible Structures22
Acknowledgment of Reviewers 202422
Fluidic Multichambered Actuator and Multiaxis Intrinsic Force Sensing21
Bioinspired Soft Electrostatic Accordion-Fold Actuators21
A Soft Magnetic Jamming Method Enabling Variable Stiffness and Active Steering for Robotic Catheter21
Spikebot: A Multigait Tensegrity Robot with Linearly Extending Struts21
MorphGI: A Self-Propelling Soft Robotic Endoscope Through Morphing Shape21
Tuning the Morphology of Suction Discs to Enable Directional Adhesion for Locomotion in Wet Environments21
A Hybrid Anchoring Technology Composed of Reinforced Flexible Shells for a Knee Unloading Exosuit21
Optimal Design of Electrode Topology of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators Based on the Parameterized Level Set Method21
Biomimetic Closed-Loop Control of a Novel Soft Gastric Simulator Toward Emulating Antral Contraction Waves21
Biohybrid Behavior-Based Navigation with Obstacle Avoidance for Cyborg Insect in Complex Environment20
Shape and Tactile Perceptions of Soft Fingers via Distributed Curvature Sensing for Intelligent Grippers20
A Bioinspired Compliant 3D-Printed Soft Gripper20
Prescribing Cartesian Stiffness of Soft Robots by Co-Optimization of Shape and Segment-Level Stiffness20
A Reconfigurable Soft Helical Actuator with Variable Stiffness Skeleton19
Corrigendum to: Proprioception and Control of a Soft Pneumatic Actuator Made of a Self-Healable Hydrogel19
Soft Crawling Microrobot Based on Flexible Optoelectronics Enabling Autonomous Phototaxis in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments19
An Inchworm-Inspired Fast-Moving Micro Flexible Robot for Autonomous Terrain-Adaptive Exploration19
A Gecko-Inspired Robot with a Flexible Spine Driven by Shape Memory Alloy Springs19
Multifunction Robotized Surgical Dissector for Endoscopic Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy: Preclinical Study and Evaluation18
Magnetic Continuum Robot with Intraoperative Magnetic Moment Programming18
Whisker Sensing by Force and Moment Measurements at the Whisker Base18
Engineering Magnetic Soft and Reconfigurable Robots18
A Fast Bipedal Biohybrid Crawler Driven by Single Muscle Swinging18
Kirigami-Inspired 3D Printable Soft Pneumatic Actuators with Multiple Deformation Modes for Soft Robotic Applications18
Perceptually Inspired C 0 -Continuity Haptic Shape Display with Trichamber Soft Actuators17
Soft Robotic Heart Formed with a Myocardial Band for Cardiac Functions17
Generating Clear Vibrotactile Cues with a Magnet Embedded in a Soft Finger Sheath17
Flexible Electrical Energy Storage Structure with Variable Stiffness for Soft Robotics and Wearable Electronics17
External Steering of Vine Robots via Magnetic Actuation17
A Stretchable Fiber with Tunable Stiffness for Programmable Shape Change of Soft Robots17
Programmable Shape-Shifting Soft Robotic Structure Using Liquid Metal Electromagnetic Actuators17
Development of an Anthropomorphic Soft Manipulator with Rigid-Flexible Coupling for Underwater Adaptive Grasping17
Pop-Up Catcher: A Flat-Foldable Gripper Using Multistate Passive Actuation16
Omnidirectional Jump Control of a Locust-Computer Hybrid Robot16
Multimodal Pressure-Actuated System Toward Adaptive Anchoring Within Complex Human Lumen16
A Geometric Kinematic Model for Flexible Voxel-Based Robots16
Learning-Based Control for Soft Robot–Environment Interaction with Force/Position Tracking Capability16
Lattice-and-Plate Model: Mechanics Modeling of Physical Origami Robots16
A Snake-Inspired Layer-Driven Continuum Robot15
A Soft-Bodied Aerial Robot for Collision Resilience and Contact-Reactive Perching15
Modular Bioinspired Hand with Multijoint Rigid-Soft Finger Possessing Proprioception15
Modeling, Analysis, and Computational Design of Muscle-driven Soft Robots15
Low-Heat and Near-Silent Pneumatic Source Driven by Integrated Endothermic–Exothermic Chemical Reactions for Soft Robots15
Small-Scale Soft Terrestrial Robot with Electrically Driven Multi-Modal Locomotion Capability14
Design and Analysis of Reconfigurable Origami-Based Vacuum Pneumatic Artificial Muscles for Versatile Robotic System14
Tunable, Textile-Based Joint Impedance Module for Soft Robotic Applications14
Bioinspired High-Degrees of Freedom Soft Robotic Glove for Restoring Versatile and Comfortable Manipulation14
Graphene-Based Thermopneumatic Generator for On-Board Pressure Supply of Soft Robots14
Teleoperation of an Anthropomorphic Robot Hand with a Metamorphic Palm and Tunable-Stiffness Soft Fingers14
Bio-SHARPE: Bioinspired Soft and High Aspect Ratio Pumping Element for Robotic and Medical Applications14
Design and Gesture Optimization of a Soft-Rigid Robotic Hand for Adaptive Grasping14
A Stiffness-Tunable Soft Actuator with Adjustable Jamming for Dexterous Manipulation14
Deformation Characteristics of Three-Dimensional Spiral Soft Actuator Driven by Water Hydraulics for Underwater Manipulator14
Thermally Tunable Deformation Wave on a Bistable Lattice to Enhance Soft-Bodied Climbing Robots14
Variable Stiffness Electroadhesion and Compliant Electroadhesive Grippers14
Design and Kinematic Modeling of a Soft Continuum Telescopic Arm for the Self-Assembly Mechanism of a Modular Robot13
Bioinspired Design for Energy-Efficient Soft Actuators Achieving Asymmetrical Spatiotemporal Deformation13
A Wearable Textile-Embedded Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Haptic Display13
Flexible Capacitive Sensing and Ultrasound Calibration for Skeletal Muscle Deformations13
RIM Hand: A Robotic Hand with an Accurate Carpometacarpal Joint and Nitinol-Supported Skeletal Structure13
Origami Spring-Inspired Shape Morphing for Flexible Robotics13
Magnetic Soft Helical Manipulators with Local Dipole Interactions for Flexibility and Forces13
Simultaneous Locomotion with Stiffness Perception of an Earthworm-Like Robot in a Soft Tubular Environment13
Enhanced Deformation Resistance and Load-Bearing Capacity in Tip-Growing Robots Through Scale-Inspired Layer Jamming Mechanism13
Co-Programming Shape Morphing and Interaction Forces of Soft Grippers for Compliant Grasping13
Origami-Based Flexible Robotic Grippers via Hard-Soft Coupled Multimaterial 3D Printing13
Flexible Morphing Aerial Robot with Inflatable Structure for Perching-Based Human–Robot Interaction13
JamTac: A Tactile Jamming Gripper for Searching and Grasping in Low-Visibility Environments13
A Flexible Escape Skin Bioinspired by the Defensive Behavior of Shedding Scales12
Electrostatic Adhesion Clutch with Superhigh Force Density Achieved by MXene-Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride–Trifluoroethylene–Chlorotrifluoroethylene) Composites12
An Origami-Based Cable-Climbing Soft Robot12
Finite-Time Contraction Control of a Ring-Shaped Soft Pneumatic Actuator Mimicking Gastric Pathologic Motility Conditions12
SoRSS: A Soft Robot for Bio-Mimicking Stomach Anatomy and Motility12
Bioinspired Amphibious Origami Robot with Body Sensing for Multimodal Locomotion12
An Interconnected Soft Modular Robot with Locomotive Modules and Flexible Structures Actuated Through a Single Method12
Nonlinear Multimaterial Architecture for Greater Soft Material's Toughness and Delaying Damage Propagation12
Development of a Contraction Force Control Method for Bioactuators Using a Muscle Contraction Model12
A Soft Inductive Bimodal Sensor for Proprioception and Tactile Sensing of Soft Machines12
Power Autonomy and Agility Control of an Untethered Insect-Scale Soft Robot11
Research on the Design of Variable Stiffness Adhesive Feet and Cooperative Crawling Mechanism for Soft Bionic Gecko-Inspired Wall-Climbing Robots11
Model-Based Design of Variable Stiffness Soft Gripper Actuated by Smart Hydrogels11
Ultralow-Latency Textile Sensors for Wearable Interfaces with a Human-in-Loop Sensing Approach11
Octopus-Inspired Muscular Hydrostats Powered By Twisted and Coiled Artificial Muscles11
A Novel Pneudraulic Actuation Method to Enhance Soft Robot Control11
A Biologically Inspired Ring-Shaped Soft Pneumatic Actuator for Large Deformations11
Impedance for Assistance: Upper-Limb Assistive Soft Robotic Suit Using Linked-Layer Jamming Mechanisms11
Multijointed Pneumatic Soft Hand with Flexible Thenar10
Topology and Morphology Design of Spherically Reconfigurable Homogeneous Modular Soft Robots10
Dynamic Modeling of a Soft Eversion-Based Growing Robot: Physical Analysis, Simulation, and Experimental Validation10
Reconfigurable Soft Pneumatic Actuators Using Extensible Fabric-Based Skins10
Designing Soft Arms with Octopus-Like Dexterity: Insights from Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Finite Element Analysis10
Tough, Flexible, Strong: Characterization of Soft–Soft Silicone Interfaces for Soft Robotics10
Simple and Fast Locomotion of Vibrating Asymmetric Soft Robots10
Design and Development of a Continuum Robot with Switching-Stiffness10
Endoskeleton Soft Multi-Fingered Hand with Variable Stiffness10
A Flexible Iontronic Capacitive Sensing Array for Hand Gesture Recognition Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks10
A Multipole Magnetoactive Elastomer for Vibration-Driven Locomotion10
A Hybrid Jamming Structure Combining Granules and a Chain Structure for Robotic Applications9
Latent Representation-Based Learning Controller for Pneumatic and Hydraulic Dual Actuation of Pressure-Driven Soft Actuators9
Inverse Origami Design Model for Soft Robotic Development9
Complex Three-Dimensional Terrains Traversal of Insect-Scale Soft Robot9
Soft Robotics to Enhance Upper Limb Endurance in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis9
Sigmoidal Auxiliary Tendon-Driven Mechanism Reinforcing Structural Stiffness of Hyper-Redundant Manipulator for Endoscopic Surgery9
LM-Jelly: Liquid Metal Enabled Biomimetic Robotic Jellyfish9
Soft Robotics: A Route to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity in Robotics9
Toward the Development of Large-Scale Inflatable Robotic Arms Using Hot Air Welding9
Prestressed Thin-Plate Actuators for Enhancing Performance of Pneumatic Soft Robots9
GripDepthSense3DNet: A Depth-Enabled Hardness Sensing Framework in Soft Robotic Grasping8
A Sea-Anemone-Inspired, Multifunctional, Bistable Gripper8
Soft Polymer-Actuated Compliant Microgripper with Adaptive Vibration-Controlled Grasp and Release8
Proprioception and Control of a Soft Pneumatic Actuator Made of a Self-Healable Hydrogel8
Soft Robotic Finger with Energy-Coupled Quadrastability8
Multifunctional Soft Stackable Robots by Netting–Rolling–Splicing Pneumatic Artificial Muscles8
Fast-Swimming Soft Robotic Fish Actuated by Bionic Muscle8
Overtwisting and Coiling Highly Enhance Strain Generation of Twisted String Actuators8
Variable Stiffness Object Recognition with a CNN-Bayes Classifier on a Soft Gripper8
Biologically Constrained Insect Models Enable Realistic Simulations and Improve Biomechanical Predictions of Locomotion8
Bio-Inspired Transparent Soft Jellyfish Robot8
Variable Stiffness Woven Soft Active Textiles and Robots Using Thin McKibben Muscle8
The Soft Ray-Inspired Robots Actuated by Solid–Liquid Interpenetrating Silicone-Based Dielectric Elastomer Actuator8
Control-Oriented Models for Hyperelastic Soft Robots Through Differential Geometry of Curves8
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