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A Review of Soft Robotic Actuators and Their Applications in Bioengineering, with an Emphasis on HASEL Actuators’ Future Potential

Actuators
This review will examine the rapidly growing field of soft robotics, with a special emphasis on soft robotic actuators and their applications in bioengineering.
Osura Perera, Ranjith Liyanapathirana, Gaetano Gargiulo, Upul Gunawardana   +3 more
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A Review on Recent Trends of Bioinspired Soft Robotics: Actuators, Control Methods, Materials Selection, Sensors, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This article reviews the current state of bioinspired soft robotics. The article discusses soft actuators, soft sensors, materials selection, and control methods used in bioinspired soft robotics. It also highlights the challenges and future prospects of this field.
Abhirup Sarker, Tamzid Ul Islam, Md. Robiul Islam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioinspired activation strategies for Peano-HASEL artificial muscle.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundHuman muscles perform many functions during activities of daily living producing a wide range of force outputs, displacements, and velocities.
Zhaozhen Liu, Harrison McAleese, Andrew Weightman, Glen Cooper   +3 more
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Accelerating Musculoskeletal Robotics Through Parametric Design and 3D‐Printed Flexible Structures

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Parametric design and flexible 3D printing create muscle‐, tendon‐, ligament‐, and cushion‐like robotic elements from a single thermoplastic polyurethane material. Tuning lattice patterns adjusts regional mechanical properties and enables coordinated multijoint motions in a life‐sized musculoskeletal leg under external suspension, with partial body ...
Shunnosuke Yoshimura, Kento Kawaharazuka, Kei Okada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hierarchical Assembly as a Design Principle: Structure–Property Relationships Linking Biological Architectures to Functional Aggregate Materials

Aggregate, Volume 7, Issue 9, September 2026.
Biological function arises from aggregates rather than from molecules. Comparing biomimetic systems on a common basis reveals three transferable design rules governing hierarchical assembly, interfacial gradients, and stimulus‐coupled anisotropy, and identifies self‐healing and single‐step multiscale integration as properties that do not transfer to ...
Nafeesa Sarfraz, Sadaf Bibi, Muhammad Ibrar Ahmed, Jawad Hussain, Shahid Iqbal, Imran Mahmood Khan, Ajayan Vinu, Ibrahim Khan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultralight soft electrostatic actuators based on solid-liquid-gas architectures

Nature Communications
Soft actuators enable versatile and adaptable robots capable of operating in unstructured environments and close to humans. Soft electrostatic actuators utilizing electrohydraulic principles are particularly promising, combining all-around actuation ...
Hyeong-Joon Joo, Toshihiko Fukushima, Xiying Li, Alona Shagan Shomron, Soo Jin Adrian Koh, Philipp Rothemund, Christoph Keplinger   +6 more
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Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

FlexMat, Volume 3, Issue 3, Page 452-501, September 2026.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu, Zicao Peng, Chong Sun, Haitao Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Versatile Pneumatic Twisted Coiled Actuators Enabled by Fiber‐Polymer Composite Fabrication

Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 66, 17 August 2026.
This work reports composite Pneumatic Twisted Coiled Actuators with embedded Kevlar fibers that convert pneumatic or hydraulic pressure into powerful linear motion. A novel precise manufacturing technique is used to systematically explore how design variables influence actuator mechanics and dynamics.
William J. Townsend, Jeongmin Kim, Samuel Tsai, Yichao Shi, Sameh Tawfick, James H. Pikul   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electrohydraulic Folding Ring Actuators for Radially Contracting Applications

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 44, 7 August 2026.
This work presents an Electrohydraulic Folding Ring Actuator that combines high‐performance electrohydraulic actuation with origami‐inspired folding geometry to achieve constricting radial actuation. This integration yields significant inner lumen constriction, alongside a gripping force capable of holding objects exceeding four times the actuator's ...
Gavril Yong En Tan, Quan Xiong, Jonathan William Ambrose, Zeynep Altundal, Raye Chen‐Hua Yeow   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design‐for‐Benchmarking in Soft Robotics: Navigating Component‐System Dichotomy

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2026.
Soft robotics faces a profound evaluation challenge: the Component‐System Dichotomy, where isolated component tests fail to predict integrated performance. This article presents a systematic survey of critical reporting gaps across actuation, sensing, and control.
Matteo Lo Preti, Muhammad Sunny Nazeer, Josh Pinskier, David Howard, Cecilia Laschi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source