OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Soft Robotics is 14. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Soft Robotics in Upper Limb Neurorehabilitation and Assistance: Current Clinical Evidence and Recommendations	228
Soft Actuator with Programmable Design: Modeling, Prototyping, and Applications	166
Modular Bioinspired Hand with Multijoint Rigid-Soft Finger Possessing Proprioception	108
Nonlinear Dynamics Research of Ground Undulatory Fin Robot with Flexible Deformation and Frictional Contact	97
Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2022 Award Recipient for Soft Robotics	91
Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2022	85
Design and Control of Lightweight Bionic Arm Driven by Soft Twisted and Coiled Artificial Muscles	84
Soft Robotics to Enhance Upper Limb Endurance in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis	78
Strong Reliable Electrostatic Actuation Based on Self-Clearing Using a Thin Conductive Layer	76
Latent Representation-Based Learning Controller for Pneumatic and Hydraulic Dual Actuation of Pressure-Driven Soft Actuators	75
Fluid Mechanics of Pneumatic Soft Robots	75
Increased Longevity and Pumping Performance of an Injection Molded Soft Total Artificial Heart	65
Haptic Localization with a Soft Whisker from Moment Readings at the Base	59
Simple and Fast Locomotion of Vibrating Asymmetric Soft Robots	57
Inverse Origami Design Model for Soft Robotic Development	57
3D Printed Magnetic Bionic Robot Inspired by Octopus for Drug Transportation	57
The Walking Control of a Crab Biorobot in Amphibious Environment	54
Soft-Rigid Hybrid Revolute and Prismatic Joints Using Multilayered Bellow-Type Soft Pneumatic Actuators: Design, Characterization, and Its Application as Soft-Rigid Hybrid Gripper	53
Artificial Fingertip with Embedded Fiber-Shaped Sensing Arrays for High Resolution Tactile Sensing	53
Toward the Development of Large-Scale Inflatable Robotic Arms Using Hot Air Welding	53
Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2023	52
YoMo: Yoshimura Continuum Manipulator for MR Environment	51
A Skin-Like Soft Compression Sensor for Robotic Applications	48
Monolithic Three-Dimensional Functionally Graded Hydrogels for Bioinspired Soft Robots Fabrication	47
Microfiber-Shaped Programmable Materials with Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogel	46

Force Control of a 3D Printed Soft Gripper with Built-In Pneumatic Touch Sensing Chambers	46
Sigmoidal Auxiliary Tendon-Driven Mechanism Reinforcing Structural Stiffness of Hyper-Redundant Manipulator for Endoscopic Surgery	46
Lattice-and-Plate Model: Mechanics Modeling of Physical Origami Robots	45
A Geometric Kinematic Model for Flexible Voxel-Based Robots	45
An Origami Continuum Robot Capable of Precise Motion Through Torsionally Stiff Body and Smooth Inverse Kinematics	43
Soft Robotic Perspective and Concept for Planetary Small Body Exploration	43
Bioinspired, Shape-Morphing Scale Battery for Untethered Soft Robots	43
Left-Handed or Right-Handed? Determinants of the Chirality of Helically Deformable Soft Actuators	43
A Soft-Bodied Aerial Robot for Collision Resilience and Contact-Reactive Perching	42
Exo-Glove Shell: A Hybrid Rigid-Soft Wearable Robot for Thumb Opposition with an Under-Actuated Tendon-Driven System	42
Jellyfish-Inspired Soft Robot Driven by Pneumatic Bistable Actuators	42
A Soft and Bistable Gripper with Adjustable Energy Barrier for Fast Capture in Space	41
Tactile Model O: Fabrication and Testing of a 3D-Printed, Three-Fingered Tactile Robot Hand	40
External Steering of Vine Robots via Magnetic Actuation	40
Modeling, Analysis, and Computational Design of Muscle-driven Soft Robots	40
Multidimensional Tactile Sensor with a Thin Compound Eye-Inspired Imaging System	39
Stiffness Change for Reconfiguration of Inflated Beam Robots	38
Design and Development of a Continuum Robot with Switching-Stiffness	36
Small-Scale Soft Terrestrial Robot with Electrically Driven Multi-Modal Locomotion Capability	35
Bioinspired Soft Robotic Fingers with Sequential Motion Based on Tendon-Driven Mechanisms	35
Compliant, Large-Strain, and Self-Sensing Twisted String Actuators	34
Learning-Based Control for Soft Robot–Environment Interaction with Force/Position Tracking Capability	34
Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Force Sensor Incorporated into Soft Robotic Gripper for Improved Grasping Stability	34
Pneumatically Controlled Reconfigurable Bistable Bionic Flower for Robotic Gripper	34
Precurved, Fiber-Reinforced Actuators Enable Pneumatically Efficient Replication of Complex Biological Motions	34
Woven Fabric Muscle for Soft Wearable Robotic Application Using Two-Dimensional Zigzag Shape Memory Alloy Actuator	33
Limpet II: A Modular, Untethered Soft Robot	32
Magnetic Soft Catheter Robot System for Minimally Invasive Treatments of Articular Cartilage Defects	32
Pneumatic System Capable of Supplying Programmable Pressure States for Soft Robots	32
Shape Reconstruction of Extensible Continuum Manipulator Based on Soft Sensors	32
Electroactive Thermo-Pneumatic Soft Actuator with Self-Healing Features: A Critical Evaluation	31
Omnidirectional Jump Control of a Locust-Computer Hybrid Robot	31
MagWorm: A Biomimetic Magnet Embedded Worm-Like Soft Robot	31
A Snake-Inspired Layer-Driven Continuum Robot	28
Piezo-Wormbots for Continuous Crawling	28
Steering Muscle-Based Bio-Syncretic Robot Through Bionic Optimized Biped Mechanical Design	28
Twisting and Braiding Fluid-Driven Soft Artificial Muscle Fibers for Robotic Applications	27
Frictional Anisotropic Locomotion and Adaptive Neural Control for a Soft Crawling Robot	27
Robust Multimodal Indirect Sensing for Soft Robots Via Neural Network-Aided Filter-Based Estimation	27
An Exoneuromusculoskeleton for Self-Help Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke	26
A Multipole Magnetoactive Elastomer for Vibration-Driven Locomotion	26
3D Printed Biomimetic Soft Robot with Multimodal Locomotion and Multifunctionality	25
An Untethered Soft Robot Based on Liquid Crystal Elastomers	25
A Wide-Range Stiffness-Tunable Soft Actuator Inspired by Deep-Sea Glass Sponges	24
Tunable Folding Assembly Strategy for Soft Pneumatic Actuators	24
Stiffness Preprogrammable Soft Bending Pneumatic Actuators for High-Efficient, Conformal Operation	24
V-Shape Pneumatic Torsional Actuator: A Building Block for Soft Grasper and Manipulator	24
Intentional Blocking Based Photoelectric Soft Pressure Sensor with High Sensitivity and Stability	24
Soft Robotic Finger with Energy-Coupled Quadrastability	23
Unlocking Versatility: Magnetic-Actuated Deployable Suction Gripper for Complex Surface Handling	23

Soft Robotics: A Route to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity in Robotics	22
Generative Design Procedure for Embedding Specified Planar Behavior in Modular Soft Pneumatic Actuators	21
Proprioception and Exteroception of a Soft Robotic Finger Using Neuromorphic Vision-Based Sensing	21
Biomimetic Octopus Suction Cup with Attachment Force Self-Sensing Capability for Cardiac Adhesion	21
Chemically Driven Oscillating Soft Pneumatic Actuation	21
Complex Three-Dimensional Terrains Traversal of Insect-Scale Soft Robot	21
Reticular Origami Soft Robotic Gripper for Shape-Adaptive and Bistable Rapid Grasping	20
Combining and Decoupling Rigid and Soft Grippers to Enhance Robotic Manipulation	20
Control-Oriented Models for Hyperelastic Soft Robots Through Differential Geometry of Curves	19
Tunable, Textile-Based Joint Impedance Module for Soft Robotic Applications	19
Armor-Based Stable Force Pneumatic Artificial Muscles for Steady Actuation Properties	18
From Skin Movement to Wearable Robotics: The Case of Robotic Gloves	18
Maneuverable and Efficient Locomotion of a Myriapod Robot with Variable Body-Axis Flexibility via Instability and Bifurcation	18
Optimal Control of Dielectric Elastomer Actuated Multibody Dynamical Systems	18
Nanotextured Soft Electrothermo-Pneumatic Actuator for Constructing Lightweight, Integrated, and Untethered Soft Robotics	17
A Hybrid Anchoring Technology Composed of Reinforced Flexible Shells for a Knee Unloading Exosuit	16
SofaGym: An Open Platform for Reinforcement Learning Based on Soft Robot Simulations	15
Shock Resistive Flexure-Based Anthropomorphic Hand with Enhanced Payload	15
Squid-Inspired Powerful Untethered Soft Pumps via Magnetically Induced Phase Transitions	15
Action Augmentation of Tactile Perception for Soft-Body Palpation	15
Design and Gesture Optimization of a Soft-Rigid Robotic Hand for Adaptive Grasping	15
Human-Inspired Tactile Perception System for Real-Time and Multimodal Detection of Tactile Stimuli	15
Untethered Soft Pneumatic Actuators with Embedded Multiple Sensing Capabilities	14
A Millimeter-Scale Multilocomotion Microrobot Capable of Controlled Crawling and Jumping	14
Mechanics and Morphological Compensation Strategy for Trimmed Soft Whisker Sensor	14
Reprogrammable Flexible Piezoelectric Actuator Arrays with a High Degree of Freedom for Shape Morphing and Locomotion	14
Flexible Manipulator with Low-Melting-Point Alloy Actuation and Variable Stiffness	14
Stiffness Tunable Magnetic Actuators Based on Shape Memory Polymer/NdFeB Composite for Segmental Controllable Motion	14
Bioinspired Bidirectional Stiffening Soft Actuators Enable Versatile and Robust Grasping	14
Advancing Soft Robot Proprioception Through 6D Strain Sensors Embedding	14
Safe Supervisory Control of Soft Robot Actuators	14