Soft Robotics

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21 papers in the last four weeks, up 133% on the four weeks before. 0.2% of all new papers.

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  1. Programmable magnetic soft robots with controlled locomotion and directional liquid cargo release

    Jun 19, 2026Youyi Zhou, Zoe Evelyn Gureno, Meghna Majumder +1RoboticsRobot Locomotion

  2. Shape-programmable Magnetic Soft Membranes for Mechanically Active Microchannels

    Jun 19, 2026Direnc Akyildiz, Fatih Kocabas, Xiangyi Tan +1Soft Robotics

  3. Learning-Based Modeling of Soft Robots via Cosserat Rod Theory

    Jun 18, 2026Mohammad Ali, Nithin Senthur Kumar, Eric J. Barth +1Dynamical SystemsPort-Hamiltonian Systems

  4. Belt-Finger: An Affordable Soft Belt-Driven Gripper for Dexterous In-Hand Manipulation

    Jun 18, 2026Boya Zhang, Andreas Zell, Georg MartiusRobotic GraspingDexterous Manipulation

  5. Shape Sensing of Continuum Robots using Direct Laser Writing

    Jun 17, 2026Amber K. Rothe, Nidhi Malhotra, Jaydev P. DesaiContinuum Robot ControlSoft Robotics

  6. Selective Unit-Cell Actuation in Lattice Structures for Distributed Morphology in Soft Robots

    Jun 17, 2026Trevor Exley, Altair Coutinho, Lucia BeccaiSoft Robotics

  7. Damage Adaptation in Seconds for Architected Materials

    Jun 16, 2026James Avtges, Jake Ketchum, Helena Young +3Adaptive LearningSoft Robotics

  8. TO-SoFiT: Topology Optimization of Hydraulic Soft Fish Tail Design for programmable undulating locomotion

    Jun 14, 2026A Padmaprabhan, Amal Shaji, Prabhat KumarTopology OptimizationUnderwater Robotics

  9. Learning Control as Enabling Layer for Embodied Intelligence Research explored with Soft Robotic Swimming in diverse Flow Speeds

    Jun 9, 2026Fabian Schwab, Federico Allione, Bingcheng Wang +5Robotic ControlRobust Control

  10. Model-based Optimization of Anguilliform Swimming Gaits for Soft Robotic Applications

    Jun 9, 2026Brian Van Stratum, James Gallentine, Caleb Rucker +3Robot LocomotionUnderwater Robotics

  11. Reinforcement learning in linear embedding space unlocks generalizable control across soft robot configurations

    Jun 6, 2026Xinglong Zhang, Cong Li, Hangjie Mo +13Robotic ControlRL for Robotics

  12. Compliance-Based Sensor Placement for Force Sensing on a Sensorized Prostate Phantom

    Jun 5, 2026Sizhe Tian, Yinoussa Adagolodjo, Jeremie DequidtTactile SensingSoft Robotics

  13. Three-dimensional hydro-cluttered locomotion by an undulatory robot

    Jun 5, 2026Tianyu Wang, Matthew Fernandez, Galen Tunnicliffe +10Robot LocomotionUnderwater Robotics

  14. Gotta Grow Fast: Design and Benchmarking of a Tip Mount for High-Speed Vine Robots

    Jun 4, 2026Antonio Alvarez Valdivia, Robert Reeve, Ankush Dhawan +4RoboticsSoft Robotics

  15. SoftPINCH: EMG-Driven Soft Exoskeleton Assistance for Finger Flexion and Grasping

    Jun 3, 2026Nicklas Nikolaj Grønvall, Magnus Malthe Sigsgaard Nielsen, Xiaofeng Xiong +1EMG-Based Gesture RecognitionRobotic Grasping

  16. Optimal Design and Analytical Modeling of a Soft Fin-Ray Effect Gripper Finger Using the Finite Rigid Elements Method

    Jun 2, 2026Sara Adeli, Hassan SayyaadiRobotic GraspingAgricultural Robotics

  17. Toward Gripper-Integrated Active Electrosense for Pre-Contact Sensing in Underwater Soft Grippers

    Jun 2, 2026Ahsan Tanveer, Muhammad Hamza, Waqar Hussain Afridi +2Active SensingRobotic Manipulation

  18. Improved Postural Stability Using a Lightweight Semi-Active Soft Back Support Device Under Standing Perturbations

    Jun 1, 2026Rohan Khatavkar, Jiefeng Sun, Hyunglae LeeRoboticsAssistive Robotics

  19. A passive universal grasping mechanism based on an everting shell

    May 30, 2026Mythra V. S. Balakuntala, Safvan Palathingal, G. K. AnanthasureshRobotic GraspingSoft Robotics

  20. Literary Emotions in Motion: A Soft Robotics Installation for Tactile Storytelling

    May 29, 2026Carolina Silva-Plata, Abraham Villavicencio-Carmona, Miguel Silva Plata +2Interactive StorytellingHaptic Feedback

  21. SoFiE: Soft Finger Exoskeleton for Intelligent Grasping

    May 29, 2026Magnus Malthe Sigsgaard Nielsen, Nicklas Nikolaj Grønvall, Xiaofeng Xiong +1Robotic GraspingTactile Sensing

  22. Cuttlebot: a platform demonstration for complex, autonomous, bio-inspired swimmers

    May 29, 2026Alexander Nicholas White, Ang Leo Li, Alexander Yin +5Robot LocomotionUnderwater Robotics

  23. Magnet-Based Soft Robotic Skin Using a 3D-Printed Multi-Lattice Structure and CNN-Based Tactile Super-Resolution

    May 27, 2026Yunseong Bang, Joowon Park, Suan Sim +3Tactile SensingRobotic Tactile Sensing

  24. A Bioinspired Underwater Robot with a Latch-Mediated Soft Bistable Mechanism

    May 26, 2026Chongze Bi, Wenjie Wu, Zonghao Zuo +1Mechanism DesignUnderwater Robotics

  25. HoLoArm: Deformable Arms for Collision-Tolerant Quadrotor Flight

    May 25, 2026Quang Ngoc Pham, Jonas Eschmann, Yang Zhou +3Aerial RoboticsQuadrotor Control

  26. Learning, locomotion, and navigation of soft synthetic snakes in three-dimensional, heterogeneous environments

    May 24, 2026Xiaotian Zhang, Ali Albazroun, Tixian Wang +3RL for RoboticsRobotics Simulation

  27. Modeling and Control of a Pneumatic Morphing Soft Quadrotor based on the SOFA Framework for Dynamic Soft Robotic Simulation

    May 20, 2026F. Labra Caso, V. Sumathy, P. Ferrentino +3Aerial RoboticsRobotics Simulation

  28. Fault-Tolerant, Rigidity-Preserving Control of Inflatable Truss Robots

    May 19, 2026James Wade, Isaac Weaver, Mihai Stanciu +1Robot Trajectory TrackingRobust Control

  29. Topology-Optimized Pneumatic Soft Actuator: Design and Experimental Validation

    May 19, 2026Sumit Mehta, Konstantinos PouliosTopology OptimizationSoft Robotics

  30. Terrestrial Soft Mobile Robots: A Review

    May 19, 2026Dimuthu D. K. ArachchigeRobotic ControlMobile Robotics

  31. Data-Driven Dynamic Modeling of a Tendon-Actuated Continuum Robot

    May 18, 2026Harald Minde Hansen, Bjørn Kåre Sæbø, Kristin Y. Pettersen +2Robot Dynamics IdentificationNonlinear System Identification

  32. ManiSoft: Towards Vision-Language Manipulation for Soft Continuum Robotics

    May 18, 2026Ziyu Wei, Luting Wang, Chen Gao +2Language-Conditioned Robot ManipulationRobotic RL

  33. Bidirectional Optical sensors for Actuation Tracking (BOAT) in soft lattice systems

    May 18, 2026Petr Trunin, Carolina Gay, Anderson Brazil Nardin +3Soft Robotics

  34. A Dexterous and Compliant Gripper With Soft Hydraulic Actuation for Microgravity Manipulation

    May 18, 2026William Su, Jordan Kam, Yixiao Wang +1Dexterous ManipulationSpace Robotics

  35. Design of Magnetic Continuum Robots with Tunable Force Response Using Rotational Ring Pairs

    May 13, 2026Alex Sayres, Giovanni PittiglioContinuum Robot ControlSoft Robotics

  36. BiPneu: Design and Control of a Bipolar-Pressure Pneumatic System for Soft Robots

    May 12, 2026Yu Mei, Xinyu Zhou, Vedant Naik +2Robotic ControlRobust Control

  37. Introducing Environmental Constraints to Grasping Strategies for Paper-Like Flexible Materials Using a Soft Gripper

    May 12, 2026Yi Dong, Yang Li, Jinjun Duan +1Robotic GraspingDeformable Object Manipulation

  38. Continuum Robot Modeling with Action Conditioned Flow Matching

    May 9, 2026Jiong Lin, Jinchen Ruan, Hod Lipson3D Shape GenerationPoint Cloud Generation

  39. Cycle-resolved Cephalopod-Inspired Pulsed-Jet Robot With High-Volume Expulsion and Drag-Reduced Gliding

    May 7, 2026Yiyuan Zhang, Anye Zhong, Junkai Chen +1RoboticsRobot Locomotion

  40. 3D Printing of Passively Actuated Self-Folding Robots with Integrated Functional Modules

    May 6, 2026Gaolin Ge, Qifeng Yang, Haoran Lu +3Modular RoboticsRobotics

  41. Quasi-Static Control of Discrete Cosserat Rod

    May 2, 2026Srishti Siddharth, Domenico Campolo, Ravi BanavarRobot Trajectory TrackingFeedback Control

  42. Topology-Driven Anti-Entanglement Control for Soft Robots

    May 1, 2026Haoyang Le, Shengxuan Wang, Mohan Chen +1Multi-Robot CoordinationSoft Robotics

  43. A Model-based Visual Contact Localization and Force Sensing System for Compliant Robotic Grippers

    May 1, 2026Kaiwen Zuo, Shuyuan Yang, Zonghe ChuaRobotic GraspingRobotic Manipulation

  44. Stochastic Entanglement of Deterministic Origami Tentacles For Universal Robotic Gripping

    Apr 29, 2026Alec Boron, Bokun Zheng, Ziyang Zhou +2Robotic GraspingRobotics

  45. Improving Sensing Coverage and Compliance of 3D-Printed Artificial Skins Through Multi-Modal Sensing and Soft Materials

    Apr 28, 2026Carson Kohlbrenner, Caleb Escobedo, Sayak Ray +5Robotic Tactile SensingSoft Robotics

  46. A Compact Peristaltic Pump Based on Magneto-Elastic Hysteresis with Single Pneumatic Control

    Apr 23, 2026Minjo Park, Metin SittiSoft Robotics

  47. Muscle-inspired magnetic actuators that push, pull, crawl, and grasp

    Apr 20, 2026Muhammad Bilal Khan, Florian Hofmann, Kilian Schäfer +2Robotic GraspingAdditive Manufacturing

  48. Modeling, Control and Self-sensing of Dielectric Elastomer Soft Actuators: A Review

    Apr 19, 2026Y. Zhao, G. MengSoft Robotics

  49. A Reconfigurable Pneumatic Joint Enabling Localized Selective Stiffening and Shape Locking in Vine-Inspired Robots

    Apr 17, 2026Ayodele James Oyejide, Ustaz A. Yaqub, Samir Erturk +2RoboticsSoft Robotics

  50. Tendon-Actuated Robots with a Tapered, Flexible Polymer Backbone: Design, Fabrication, and Modeling

    Mar 19, 2026Harald Minde Hansen, Nandita Gallacher, Nicholas B. Andrews +3Continuum Robot ControlTendon-Driven Actuation

  51. Octopus-inspired Distributed Control for Soft Robotic Arms: A Graph Neural Network-Based Attention Policy with Environmental Interaction

    Mar 10, 2026Linxin Hou, Qirui Wu, Zhihang Qin +2Continuum Robot ControlDecentralized MARL

  52. Receptogenesis in a Vascularized Robotic Embodiment

    Mar 10, 2026Kadri-Ann Pankratov, Leonid Zinatullin, Hans Priks +6RoboticsSoft Robotics

  53. Unified Structural-Hydrodynamic Modeling of Underwater Underactuated Mechanisms and Soft Robots

    Mar 9, 2026Chenrui Zhang, Yiyuan Zhang, Yunfei Ye +3Underwater RoboticsSystem Identification

  54. Design and Biomechanical Evaluation of a Lightweight Low-Complexity Soft Bilateral Ankle Exoskeleton

    Feb 20, 2026Josée Mallah, Zakii Javed, Zafer Azak +2Assistive RoboticsSoft Robotics

  55. Soft Swing-up: Benchmarking Model-Based Optimal Control for Rigid-Soft Underactuated Systems

    Feb 3, 2026Daniele Caradonna, Nikhil Nair, Anup Teejo Mathew +5Robotic ControlModel Predictive Control

  56. Tactile Memory with Soft Robot: Robust Object Insertion via Masked Encoding and Soft Wrist

    Jan 27, 2026Tatsuya Kamijo, Mai Nishimura, Nodoka Shibasaki +3Robotic ControlDexterous Manipulation

  57. Highly Deformable Proprioceptive Membrane for Real-Time 3D Shape Reconstruction

    Jan 20, 2026Guanyu Xu, Jiaqi Wang, Dezhong Tong +1Tactile Sensing3D Reconstruction

  58. Soft Pneumatic Grippers: Topology optimization, 3D-printing and Experimental validation

    Nov 24, 2025Prabhat Kumar, Chandra Prakash, Josh Pinskier +2Topology OptimizationMechanism Design