Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Editorial

Published on 15 Jun 2021

Editorial: Generation Growbots: Materials, Mechanisms, and Biomimetic Design for Growing Robots

in Soft Robotics

Barbara Mazzolai
Ian Walker
Thomas Speck

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.711942

3,020 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Jun 2021

Design of an Inkjet-Printed Rotary Bellows Actuator and Simulation of its Time-Dependent Deformation Behavior

in Soft Robotics

Gabriel Dämmer
Michael Lackner
Sonja Laicher
Rüdiger Neumann
Zoltán Major

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.663158

4,064 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Jun 2021

Fully Polymeric Domes as High-Stroke Biasing System for Soft Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

in Soft Robotics

Julian Neu
Jonas Hubertus
Sipontina Croce
Günter Schultes
Stefan Seelecke
Gianluca Rizzello

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.695918

4,759 views
8 citations

Editorial

Published on 31 May 2021

Editorial: Recent Trends in Morphological Computation

in Soft Robotics

Keyan Ghazi-Zahedi
John Rieffel
Syn Schmitt
Helmut Hauser

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.708206

2,769 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 May 2021

A Deep Learning Method for Vision Based Force Prediction of a Soft Fin Ray Gripper Using Simulation Data

in Soft Robotics

Daniel De Barrie
Manjari Pandya
Harit Pandya
Marc Hanheide
Khaled Elgeneidy

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.631371

9,398 views
23 citations

Editorial

Published on 21 May 2021

Editorial: Advances in Modeling and Control of Soft Robots

in Soft Robotics

Concepción Alicia Monje Micharet
Cecilia Laschi

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.706514

5,827 views
3 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 13 May 2021

Light-Driven Crystal–Polymer Hybrid Actuators

in Soft Robotics

Shodai Hasebe
Daisuke Matsuura
Takaaki Mizukawa
Toru Asahi
Hideko Koshima

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.684287

4,092 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 May 2021

Optimization of Phase-Change Material–Elastomer Composite and Integration in Kirigami-Inspired Voxel-Based Actuators

in Soft Robotics

Gilles Decroly
Romain Raffoul
Clara Deslypere
Paul Leroy
Louis Van Hove
Alain Delchambre
Pierre Lambert

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.672934

4,825 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 May 2021

Design Optimization of a Pneumatic Soft Robotic Actuator Using Model-Based Optimization and Deep Reinforcement Learning

in Soft Robotics

Mahsa Raeisinezhad
Nicholas Pagliocca
Behrad Koohbor
Mitja Trkov

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.639102

8,478 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 May 2021

Using First Principles for Deep Learning and Model-Based Control of Soft Robots

in Soft Robotics

Curtis C. Johnson
Tyler Quackenbush
Taylor Sorensen
David Wingate
Marc D. Killpack

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.654398

8,017 views
31 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 03 May 2021

Soft Adaptive Mechanical Metamaterials

in Soft Robotics

Romik Khajehtourian
Dennis M. Kochmann

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.673478

9,360 views
21 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Apr 2021

Toughening Mechanism of Unidirectional Stretchable Composite

in Soft Robotics

Xiaochun Jiang
Zhengjin Wang
Danqi Sun
Tongqing Lu
Tiejun Wang

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.673307

2,548 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Apr 2021

Fault-Tolerant Six-DoF Pose Estimation for Tendon-Driven Continuum Mechanisms

in Soft Robotics

Antonin Raffin
Bastian Deutschmann
Freek Stulp

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.619238

3,749 views
5 citations

Editorial

Published on 30 Apr 2021

Editorial: Soft Robotics Based on Electroactive Polymers

in Soft Robotics

Guoying Gu
Herbert Shea
Stefan Seelecke
Gursel Alici
Gianluca Rizzello

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.676406

5,862 views
8 citations

Mini Review

Published on 29 Apr 2021

3D Printing Hydrogel-Based Soft and Biohybrid Actuators: A Mini-Review on Fabrication Techniques, Applications, and Challenges

in Soft Robotics

Wenhuan Sun
Saul Schaffer
Kevin Dai
Lining Yao
Adam Feinberg
Victoria Webster-Wood

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.673533

14,289 views
34 citations

Review

Published on 26 Apr 2021

Root Systems Research for Bioinspired Resilient Design: A Concept Framework for Foundation and Coastal Engineering

in Soft Robotics

Elena Stachew
Thibaut Houette
Petra Gruber

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2021.548444

15,628 views
14 citations

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Articles

Editorial: Generation Growbots: Materials, Mechanisms, and Biomimetic Design for Growing Robots

Design of an Inkjet-Printed Rotary Bellows Actuator and Simulation of its Time-Dependent Deformation Behavior

Fully Polymeric Domes as High-Stroke Biasing System for Soft Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

Editorial: Recent Trends in Morphological Computation

A Deep Learning Method for Vision Based Force Prediction of a Soft Fin Ray Gripper Using Simulation Data

Editorial: Advances in Modeling and Control of Soft Robots

Light-Driven Crystal–Polymer Hybrid Actuators

Optimization of Phase-Change Material–Elastomer Composite and Integration in Kirigami-Inspired Voxel-Based Actuators

Design Optimization of a Pneumatic Soft Robotic Actuator Using Model-Based Optimization and Deep Reinforcement Learning

Using First Principles for Deep Learning and Model-Based Control of Soft Robots

Soft Adaptive Mechanical Metamaterials

Toughening Mechanism of Unidirectional Stretchable Composite

Fault-Tolerant Six-DoF Pose Estimation for Tendon-Driven Continuum Mechanisms

Editorial: Soft Robotics Based on Electroactive Polymers

3D Printing Hydrogel-Based Soft and Biohybrid Actuators: A Mini-Review on Fabrication Techniques, Applications, and Challenges

Root Systems Research for Bioinspired Resilient Design: A Concept Framework for Foundation and Coastal Engineering