Inspired by invertebrate organisms such as jellyfish and earthworm, the search for gentle robotics as an alternatives with traditional rigid robots has made huge progress in recent years. Scientists are looking for solutions not only imitating the very versatile locomotion of marine animals, but also the integration of multiple detection and activation features in soft materials that allow adaptability to the environment. More importantly, soft robotic technologies hold major promises for biomedical applications, including portable robots, prosthetic robots and miniaturized surgical devices.
In this collection at Nature communications And Communication materialWe aim to bring together robotics research by crossing the multidisciplinary areas. The subjects of interest include, without limiting themselves, the following:
- Tactile / flexible sensors for soft robotic applications
- Flexible robot driven by a liquid / magnetic
- Pneumatic muscles
- Sweet flu / walker / rider / swimmer
- Origami robot
- Biomedical applications of the flexible robot
We welcome the bids of primary research which belong to one of the categories mentioned above. All submissions will be submitted to the same peer examination process and the same editorial standard as regularly Nature communications And Communication material Items.