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  1. Tendon-Driven Continuum Robot with Modular Stiffness and In-Situ Self Pose Estimation

    Sep 14, 2026Guo Ning, Sue, Zheng Cao +6Continuum Robots

  2. Pneumatic neurons for soft robots enable inflate-and-fire networks for rhythmic motion

    Sep 14, 2026Dongting Li, Michael Tolley, Nick GravishContinuum RobotsNeural Control

  3. PccDiffuser: Multi-solution Motion Planning for Continuum Robots

    Sep 9, 2026Ke Qiu, Sifan Chen, Si Wang +3Safe Motion PlanningContinuum Robots

  4. Multi-bounce Drum Roll with Optimized Active Tricks to Leverage Soft Embodiment

    Sep 8, 2026Naoto Yamanaka, Takanori Jin, Taisuke KobayashiContinuum RobotsEmbodied

  5. Bridging Language and Physics: Automated Design of Continuum Robots with Large Language Models

    Sep 8, 2026Jingyi Chen, Mohan Zhang, Laura Yao +5Continuum RobotsRobots

  6. A Multi-Vine Soft Robot Enabling Accessible Working Channel and Steering

    Sep 3, 2026Reza Kashef, Cem Suulker, Mohammad Sheikh Sofla +1Continuum RobotsAutonomous Endovascular Navigation

  7. Real-Time Shape Control of Multi-Segment Soft Robotic Arms Using Koopman Operators with Global and Local Observables

    Sep 2, 2026Jiahe Wang, Eron Ristich, Sultan Haidar Ali +5Continuum RobotsKoopman Operator

  8. One Print, Many Moves: Monolithic Origami-inspired Folding Actuator for Composable Soft Multi-DoF Systems

    Sep 1, 2026Jaehyung Jang, Zhenish Zhakypov, Jasmin Elena Palmer +3Soft Pneumatic ActuatorsFolding

  9. Learning to infer and manipulate through distributed whole-arm interaction in a soft robot

    Aug 31, 2026Chuhan Zhang, Ebrahim Shahabi, Kseniia Khomenko +2Continuum RobotsGrasp Stability

  10. MiBOT: A head-worn robot that modulates cardiovascular responses through human-like soft massage

    Aug 30, 2026Alice Mylaeus, Stephanie Vogt, Berken Utku Demirel +4Continuum RobotsHeart Rate

  11. Capstan-driven Continuum Surgical Robot: Design, Modeling, and Perception

    Aug 13, 2026Gang Zhang, Yufu Qiu, Junyan Yan +3Continuum RobotsForce Sensing

  12. Manufacturing Complex Airtight Soft Pneumatic Actuators for Soft Robotics: Process Evaluation and Optimization

    Aug 13, 2026Mohammed AbboodiSoft Pneumatic ActuatorsAdditive Manufacturing

  13. Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of a Robotic Soft Esophagus

    Aug 10, 2026Dipankar Bhattacharya, Ryman Hashem, Leo K. Cheng +1Model Predictive ControlContinuum Robots

  14. SoRoMoX: Fast, Differentiable, and Parallelizable Soft Robot Models

    Aug 6, 2026Maximilian Stölzle, Solange Gribonval, Daniel Feliu-Talegon +9Continuum RobotsActuator

  15. Acoustic-driven millimetric helical robot: ultrasonic synergistic manipulation in confined fluidic environment

    Aug 6, 2026Hanlin Wang, Xin Wang, Xinwei Wei +4Continuum RobotsTrajectory Miscibility

  16. Near-sensor Computing for Rapid Visuotactile Perception

    Aug 6, 2026Zhengying Zhu, Ruilin Zhang, Runze Hu +1Tactile SensingRobot Perception

  17. Sliding Sensors: Configurable Confidence in State Estimation for Continuum Robots

    Aug 5, 2026Ella Walsh, Spencer Teetaert, Eric Diller +2Continuum RobotsState Estimation

  18. Active Stiffness Control of a Supportive Continuum Robot

    Aug 4, 2026Rana Danesh, Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi, Farhad AghiliStiffness ModulationContinuum Robots

  19. Human Centric Embodied Intelligence for Soft Wearable Robotics

    Aug 4, 2026Rainier Natividad, Raye Chen-Hua YeowContinuum RobotsEmbodied Artificial Intelligence

  20. Forbidden Region Dynamic Active Constraints in Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery

    Aug 4, 2026Zejian Cui, Ferdinando Rodriguez y BaenaRobot-Assisted Minimally Invasive SurgeryConstraint Adherence

  21. Contact-Driven Localization in a Freeform Robotic Self-Assembled Structure

    Aug 3, 2026Mohammadali Rashidioun, Michael Sosa, Petras SwisslerRobust LocalizationMulti-Robot Systems

  22. From Digital to Physical Reservoir Computing: Co-Optimizing Soft Robotic Reservoirs via Dynamics Matching

    Aug 1, 2026Nicola Visentin, Maximilian Stölzle, Mariano Ramírez Montero +3Reservoir ComputingReservoir

  23. Lightweight Neural Networks for Affordance Segmentation: Enhancement of the Decoder Module

    Jul 31, 2026Simone Lugani, Edoardo Ragusa, Rodolfo Zunino +1Real-Time Semantic SegmentationAffordances

  24. Filling the Pareto-Optimal Front for Affordance Segmentation on Embedded Devices Using RGB-D Cameras

    Jul 30, 2026Edoardo Ragusa, Giovanni Paolo Canuti, Simone Lugani +2Rgb-Depth CamerasNvidia Jetson Orin Nano

  25. Simulation of Surgical Suturing Using Position-Based Dynamics and the Material Point Method for Robot Reinforcement Learning

    Jul 29, 2026Tleukhan Mussin, Yafei Ou, Mahdi TavakoliRobot-Assisted Minimally Invasive SurgerySimulation-Based Reinforcement Learning

  26. Input Shaping for Point-to-Point Motion with a Continuum Robot Arm

    Jul 27, 2026Rodolfo Hdz. Ibarra, Karan Baker, Parsa Molaei +2Continuum RobotsVibration

  27. Moving-Horizon Estimation and Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of Cable-Driven Soft Manipulators

    Jul 27, 2026Lingxiao Xun, Haihong Li, Gang ZhengContinuum RobotsModel Predictive Control

  28. Design and Human Evaluation of Tactile Withdrawal Reflexes for a Skin-Covered Robot Arm

    Jul 24, 2026Laura Babayeva, Lukas Rustler, Matej HoffmannTactile SensingContinuum Robots

  29. RL-MACRO: A Cybernetic Closed-Loop Intelligence Framework for Multimodal Adaptive Robotic Craniotomy

    Jul 23, 2026Xiao Zhang, Jiaxuan Li, Renzhen Le +9Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive SurgeryContinuum Robots

  30. Human-Inspired Framework for Robotic Craniotomy: Integrating Multimodal Fusion and Adaptive Trajectory Adjustment

    Jul 23, 2026Renzhen Le, Xiao Zhang, Di Wu +5Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive SurgeryContinuum Robots

  31. Distributed Acoustic Localization Array Deployed Using a Soft Everting Vine Robot

    Jul 22, 2026Sebastian Lorca Godoy, Ciera McFarland, Michael Val +3Sound Source LocalizationAcoustic Sensing

  32. Eversion-based robots can enable safe access,steering and endoscopic imaging within the spinal subarachnoid space

    Jul 21, 2026Zicong Wu, Panagiotis Kalozoumis, S. M. Hadi Sadati +8Continuum RobotsRobots

  33. Deep learning-based prediction of time-resolved adhesive forces in viscoelastic Hertzian contacts

    Jul 21, 2026Ali Maghami, Merten Stender, Michele Ciavarella +1Edge-Sdf ContactsContinuum Robots

  34. SHAPE: Simultaneous Water Hydraulic Actuation and Position Estimation of a Sensorless Remote Actuator through a Thin and Long Flexible Tube

    Jul 19, 2026Yuki Nakamura, Shuto Yoshimura, Tomoyuki Noda +1Soft Pneumatic ActuatorsActuator

  35. Towards Artificial Nerves: Biomimetic Optical-Fiber Tactile Sensing for Robots

    Jul 17, 2026Laura E. Butcher, Chris J. Ford, Nathan F. Lepora +1Tactile SensingContinuum Robots

  36. A Model-Based Decoupling Strategy for Proprioception and Contact Sensing in an Architected Soft Manipulator

    Jul 17, 2026Francesco Stella, Annan Zhang, Cosimo Della Santina +2Continuum RobotsProprioception

  37. CR-Solver: GPU-Accelerated Kinematics Solver for Tendon-driven Continuum Robots

    Jul 13, 2026Heqing Yang, Yang Yi, Linqing Zhong +2Continuum RobotsInverse Kinematics

  38. Wearing A Coat: Dual-Arm Robot-Assisted Dressing with Differentiable Clothing Simulation

    Jul 13, 2026Yiming Liu, Lijun Han, Hesheng WangContinuum RobotsGarments

  39. Soft Eversion Robots for Colonoscopy: Challenges, Open Problems, and Emerging Solutions

    Jul 11, 2026Cem Suulker, Thomas Mack, Qingzheng Cong +4Continuum RobotsColonoscopy

  40. Continuous and large-scale: ELEANOR, the soft architected arm inspired by the elephant trunk

    Jul 8, 2026Giovanna A. Naselli, Anderson B. Nardin, Seonggun Joe +6Continuum RobotsBio-Inspired Framework

  41. A Continual Learning Framework for Adaptive Control of Modular Soft Robots

    Jul 7, 2026Nilay Kushawaha, Muhammad Sunny Nazeer, Baljinder Singh Bal +2Continuum RobotsContinual Learning

  42. The Quadruped Soft Tail: Compliant Grasping and Swabbing for Contamination Surveys in Harsh Environments

    Jun 29, 2026Harald Minde Hansen, Nandita Gallacher, Kristin Y. Pettersen +2Continuum RobotsQuadrupedal Locomotion

  43. Real-Time Compliance and Position Control of a Hyper-redundant Soft Robotic Arm

    Jun 29, 2026Runze Zuo, Tianhua Zou, Naike Wu +2Continuum RobotsArms

  44. Multi-Contact Force Estimation for Continuum Robots via Gaussian-Parameterized Factor Graphs

    Jun 28, 2026Aditya Prakash, Panagiotis TsiotrasForce SensingEdge-Sdf Contacts

  45. Deep Reinforcement Learning-Enhanced Event-Triggered Data-Driven Predictive Control for a 3D Cable-Driven Soft Robotic Arm

    Jun 24, 2026Cheng Ouyang, Moeen Ul Islam, Kaixiang Zhang +3Continuum RobotsModel Predictive Control

  46. Do Rigid-Body Simulators Dream of Soft Robots? Learning Contact-Rich Manipulation for Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots

    Jun 21, 2026Chengnan Shentu, Nicholas Baldassini, Tongjia Zheng +2Continuum RobotsContact-Rich Manipulation

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

    Jun 19, 2026Youyi Zhou, Zoe Evelyn Gureno, Meghna Majumder +1Continuum RobotsLocomotion

  48. Discrete Geometric Modeling and Extended State Estimation of Continuum Robots

    Jun 19, 2026Maximilian Herrmann, Leander Pfeiffer, Paul KotyczkaState EstimationContinuum Robots

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

    Jun 18, 2026Mohammad Ali, Nithin Senthur Kumar, Eric J. Barth +1Continuum RobotsHamiltonian Dynamics

  50. Increasing Resilience of Continuum Robots via Motion Planning Algorithms

    Jun 18, 2026Oxana Shamilyan, Ievgen Kabin, Zoya Dyka +2Continuum RobotsResilience

  51. CoLI: A Reproducible Platform for Continuum Robot Learning via Monolithic 3D Printing and Isomorphic Teleoperation

    Jun 18, 2026Ziyuan Tang, Chenxi Xiao*Continuum RobotsTeleoperation

  52. Shape Sensing of Continuum Robots using Direct Laser Writing

    Jun 17, 2026Amber K. Rothe, Nidhi Malhotra, Jaydev P. DesaiContinuum RobotsRobots

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

    Jun 17, 2026Trevor Exley, Altair Coutinho, Lucia BeccaiContinuum RobotsLattice

  54. Damage Adaptation in Seconds for Architected Materials

    Jun 16, 2026James Avtges, Jake Ketchum, Helena Young +3Continuum RobotsProprioception

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

    Jun 14, 2026A Padmaprabhan, Amal Shaji, Prabhat KumarSoft Pneumatic ActuatorsTopology Optimization

  56. Running hardware-aware neural architecture search on embedded devices under 512MB of RAM

    Jun 12, 2026Andrea Mattia Garavagno, Edoardo Ragusa, Paolo Gastaldo +1Neural Architecture SearchLightweight Convolutional Neural Network Hardware Accelerator

  57. Low cost, easily manufactured, highly flexible strain and touch sensitive fiber for robotics applications

    Jun 11, 2026Christian Diaz Herrera, Srushti Raste, Simin Liu +10Continuum RobotsRobots

  58. FACTR 2: Learning External Force Sensing for Commodity Robot Arms Improves Policy Learning

    Jun 10, 2026Steven Oh, Jason Jingzhou Liu, Tony Tao +5Force SensingRobotic Manipulation Policies

  59. 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 +5Continuum RobotsAutonomous Underwater Vehicles

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

    Jun 9, 2026Brian Van Stratum, James Gallentine, Caleb Rucker +3SwimmingContinuum Robots