Hydrogel-Based Continuum Soft Robots DOI Creative Commons
Honghong Wang, Jingli Du, Yi Mao

et al.

Gels, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(4), P. 254 - 254

Published: March 27, 2025

This paper comprehensively reviews the latest advances in hydrogel-based continuum soft robots. Hydrogels exhibit exceptional flexibility and adaptability compared to traditional robots reliant on rigid structures, making them ideal as biomimetic robotic skins platforms for constructing highly accurate, real-time responsive sensory interfaces. The article systematically summarizes recent research developments across several key dimensions, including application domains, fabrication methods, actuator technologies, sensing mechanisms. From an perspective, span healthcare, manufacturing, agriculture. Regarding techniques, extensively explores crosslinking additive microfluidics, other related processes. Additionally, categorizes thoroughly discusses various actuators solute/solvent variations, pH, chemical reactions, temperature, light, magnetic fields, electric hydraulic/electro-osmotic stimuli, humidity. It also details strategies designing implementing diverse sensors, strain, pressure, humidity, conductive, magnetic, thermal, gas, optical, multimodal sensors. Finally, offers in-depth discussion of prospective applications robots, particularly emphasizing their potential medical industrial fields. Concluding remarks include a forward-looking outlook highlighting future challenges promising directions.

Language: Английский

Hydrogel-Based Continuum Soft Robots DOI Creative Commons
Honghong Wang, Jingli Du, Yi Mao

et al.

Gels, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(4), P. 254 - 254

Published: March 27, 2025

This paper comprehensively reviews the latest advances in hydrogel-based continuum soft robots. Hydrogels exhibit exceptional flexibility and adaptability compared to traditional robots reliant on rigid structures, making them ideal as biomimetic robotic skins platforms for constructing highly accurate, real-time responsive sensory interfaces. The article systematically summarizes recent research developments across several key dimensions, including application domains, fabrication methods, actuator technologies, sensing mechanisms. From an perspective, span healthcare, manufacturing, agriculture. Regarding techniques, extensively explores crosslinking additive microfluidics, other related processes. Additionally, categorizes thoroughly discusses various actuators solute/solvent variations, pH, chemical reactions, temperature, light, magnetic fields, electric hydraulic/electro-osmotic stimuli, humidity. It also details strategies designing implementing diverse sensors, strain, pressure, humidity, conductive, magnetic, thermal, gas, optical, multimodal sensors. Finally, offers in-depth discussion of prospective applications robots, particularly emphasizing their potential medical industrial fields. Concluding remarks include a forward-looking outlook highlighting future challenges promising directions.

Language: Английский

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