Soft Robotics: Fabrication, Actuation and Application
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Automation and Control Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 4373
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soft robotics is a subfield of robotics that concerns the design, control, and fabrication of robots composed of compliant materials, instead of rigid links. Soft robotics has been a subject of increasing interest and development in recent years. The goal within this field is the design and construction of robots with physically flexible bodies and electronics. A popular manufacturing process called soft lithographic molding, which relies on casting elastomer in molds obtained by soft lithography or 3D printing, is often employed for manufacturing of soft robots.
This Special Issue intends to draw attention to the newest advances in soft robotics, including soft sensors, soft actuators along with power generator, soft controllers, and soft mechanisms.
Dr. Jongwoo Kim
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- soft robotics
- soft robot materials and design
- compliant joints
- physical intelligence