World of Soft Actuators and Soft Robotics
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Robotics and Automation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 162
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soft robots composed of soft materials have become a research hotspot in robotics due to their large deformations, excellent adaptability, and safe interactions. They show broad application prospects in prosthetics, medical treatment, industrial lines, agricultural harvesting, and deep-sea exploration. In recent years, new methods and technologies related to the actuation, perception, variable stiffness, and other functions of soft robots have emerged, involving innovations in the design, manufacturing and intelligent control of soft materials and structures. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to gather the latest interdisciplinary research achievements from materials science, mechanical engineering, biomechanics, bionics, and computer science to promote the development of soft robot technology. We welcome submissions related to the following:
- Design, fabrication, and modeling of soft materials;
- Soft actuators;
- Flexible sensors;
- Variable-stiffness structures;
- Bionic design of soft robots;
- Modeling, simulation, and control of soft robots;
- Multi-functional integration of soft robots;
- Application cases of soft robots.
Prof. Dr. Jihong Yan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- soft robots
- soft materials
- soft actuators
- flexible sensors
- variable stiffness
- multiple function
