3D Printed Swordfish‐Like Wireless Millirobot by Xingcheng Ou, Yu Sheng, Jiaqi Huang, Dantong Huang, Xiaohong Li, Ran Bi, Guoliang Chen, Weijie Hu, Shuang‐Zhuang Guo

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Bio-inspired 3D printing approach for bonding soft and rigid materials through underextrusion by Arman Goshtasbi, Luca Grignaffini, Ali Sadeghi

“…Finally, we fabricated various hybrid robots using this technique to demonstrate the wide range of capabilities this approach and hybridity can bring to soft robotics.…”
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Fundamentals and Advances in Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels and Their Applications: A Review by Iryna S. Protsak, Yevhenii M. Morozov

“…We then explore hydrogel design, synthesis, and structural engineering, followed by an overview of applications that are relatively well established from a scientific perspective, including biomedical uses (biosensing, drug delivery, wound healing, and tissue engineering), environmental applications (heavy metal and phosphate removal from the environment and polluted water), and soft robotics and actuation. Additionally, we highlight emerging and unconventional applications such as local micro-thermometers and cell mechanotransduction. …”
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A framework for soft mechanism driven robots by Cem Aygül, Can Güven, Sara A. Frunzi, Brian J. Katz, Markus P. Nemitz

“…Abstract Soft robots excel in safety and adaptability, yet their lack of structural integrity and dependency on open-curve movement paths restrict their dexterity. …”
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A self-powered soft triboelectric-electrohydrodynamic pump by Fangming Li, Shuowen Sun, Xingfu Wan, Minzheng Sun, Steven L. Zhang, Minyi Xu

“…Abstract Soft pumps have the potential to transform industries including soft robotics, wearable devices, microfluidics and biomedical devices, but their efficiency and power supply limitations hinder prolonged operation. …”
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Soft Artificial Synapse Electronics by Md. Rayid Hasan Mojumder, Seongchan Kim, Cunjiang Yu

“…This study highlights that SASs and functionalized SAS devices hold transformative potential for bioelectronics and sensing for soft-robotics applications; however, further research is necessary to address scalability, long-time stability, and utilizing functionalized SASs for prosthetics and in vivo applications through clinical adoption. …”
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AI‐Powered Multimodal Modeling of Personalized Hemodynamics in Aortic Stenosis by Caglar Ozturk, Daniel H. Pak, Luca Rosalia, Debkalpa Goswami, Mary E. Robakowski, Raymond McKay, Christopher T. Nguyen, James S. Duncan, Ellen T. Roche

“…Then, we show that the approach can be integrated with fluid‐structure interaction and soft robotics models to accurately recapitulate a broad spectrum of clinical hemodynamic measurements of diverse AS patients. …”
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A review of smart structures and adaptation of 3d printing methods for future fashion applications by Viktorija Diak

“…Consequently, they have been widely applied and actively developed in fields such as soft robotics, biomedical devices/sensors/fabrics, flexible wearable electronics, 4D printed structures, and other clothing components and accessories. …”
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High sensitivity flexible strain sensor for motion monitoring based on MWCNT@MXene and silicone rubber by Muhammad Luthfi Hakim, Zufar Alfarros, Herianto Herianto, Muhammad Akhsin Muflikhun

“…Abstract Research on flexible strain sensors has grown rapidly and is widely applied in the fields of soft robotics, body motion detection, wearable sensors, health monitoring, and sports. …”
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4D-Printed Magnetic Responsive Bilayer Hydrogel by Yangyang Li, Yuanyi Li, Jiawei Cao, Peng Luo, Jianpeng Liu, Lina Ma, Guo-Lin Gao, Zaixing Jiang

“…Despite its widespread application in targeted drug delivery, soft robotics, and smart screens, magnetic hydrogel still faces challenges from lagging mechanical performance to sluggish response times. …”
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Research progress of light-curing 3D printing polymer materials by HU Feiyang, LI Haoding, LUAN Shuyang, MAO Caiwang, CHEN Jiamiao, FAN Hao, SHI Jianjun, SONG Jiangxuan

“…Additionally，the applications of photocurable 3D printing polymers in various fields such as biomedical，flexible electronic devices，soft robotics，energy storage，and aerospace are discussed in detail. …”
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Three-Dimensional Printable Magnetic Hydrogels with Adjustable Stiffness and Adhesion for Magnetic Actuation and Magnetic Hyperthermia Applications by Xueting Xuan, Yi Li, Xing Xu, Zhouyi Pan, Yu Li, Yonghao Luo, Li Sun

“…Stimuli-responsive hydrogels hold immense promise for biomedical applications, but conventional gelation processes often struggle to achieve the precision and complexity required for advanced functionalities such as soft robotics, targeted drug delivery, and tissue engineering. …”
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Dual‐Modal Dielectric Elastomer System for Simultaneous Energy Harvesting and Actuation by Zhiyuan Zhang, Wenwei Huang, Shaodi Zheng, Jianbo Tan, Jinzhan Cheng, Jiancheng Cai, Shiju E, Zisheng Xu

“…The practicality of the system is developed by integrating it into a mechanically powered soft robot capable of locomotion and environmental monitoring using a wireless temperature sensor. …”
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3D laser structuring of supermetalphobic microstructures inside elastomer for multilayer high-density interconnect soft electronics by Chengjun Zhang, Qing Yang, Haoyu Li, Zexiang Luo, Yu Lu, Jialiang Zhang, Cheng Li, Feng Chen

“…High-density interconnect (HDI) soft electronics that can integrate multiple individual functions into one miniaturized monolithic system is promising for applications related to smart healthcare, soft robotics, and human-machine interactions. However, despite the recent advances, the development of three-dimensional (3D) soft electronics with both high resolution and high integration is still challenging because of the lack of efficient manufacturing methods to guarantee interlayer alignment of the high-density vias and reliable interlayer electrical conductivity. …”
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Bioinspired hydrophobic pseudo-hydrogel for programmable shape-morphing by Zhigang Wang, Haotian Hu, Zefan Chai, Yuhang Hu, Siyuan Wang, Cheng Zhang, Chunjie Yan, Jun Wang, Wesley Coll, Tony Jun Huang, Xianchen Xu, Heng Deng

“…Incorporating magnetic particles, we engineer HPH-based soft robots capable of swimming, rolling, and walking. …”
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Mini-Extruder for 3D Magnetoactive Polymer Printing by Nina Prem, Dirk Sindersberger, Gareth J. Monkman

“…This makes the 3D printing of magnetoactive and electroactive polymer soft robotic components and devices directly from CAD data possible. …”
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Programmable light‐driven soft actuator enabled by structurally anisotropic liquid crystalline network by Zhaoping Deng, Xinyu Chen, Xinrui Deng, Jiangmin Yang, Shuai Zhou, Jingyu Chen, Peixiang Wang, Huai Yang, Ruochen Lan

“…Abstract The design and fabrication of advanced soft actuators with programmable actuation are highly desirable in constructing intelligent soft robots. In this work, a programmable light‐driven liquid crystalline network (LCN)‐based soft actuator was judiciously designed and prepared by constructing structural anisotropy across the thickness of the film. …”
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Asymmetric-bifurcation snapping, all-or-none motion of Venus flytrap by Xiangli Zeng, Yingzhe Wang, Keisuke Morishima

“…These pre-programmed movements of plants can facilitate the development of more intelligent soft robots.…”
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3D Printed Multi‐Cavity Soft Actuator with Integrated Motion and Sensing Functionalities via Bio‐Inspired Interweaving Foldable Endomysium by Zhonggui Fang, Shaowu Tang, Yinyin Su, Xiaohuang Liu, Sicong Liu, Juan Yi, Zheng Wang, Jian S. Dai

“…Two McFI‐actuator‐driven robots are built: a soft crawling robot with path reconstruction and a narrow‐maneuverable soft gripper with object exteroception, validating the practicality in stand‐alone use of the actuator and the potential for intelligent soft robotic innovation of the McFI approach.…”
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Flexible electro-hydraulic power chips by Chao Zhang, Jionghao Chen, Changyi Xu, Tairan He, Xiaolong Zhang, Junhui Zhang, Ximing Sun, Bing Xu, Yi Zhu, Huayong Yang

“…Abstract Emerging soft systems, including soft robots or wearable devices, actuated by fluidic means facilitate a series of inherent benefits, including safe human-robot interactions, lower costs, and adaptability in geometry for manipulating delicate objects. …”
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