Soft robots that are composed of compliant materials offer important advantages over conventional rigid robots, such as simplified body structure and control, as well as high robustness and versatility.
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http://www.ru.uec.ac.jp/e-bulletin/research-highlights/2018/soft-robotic-gripper-based-on-dielectric-elastomer-actuators.html
Reference
Jun Shintake, Samuel Rosset, Bryan Schubert, Dario Floreano, Herbert Shea, Versatile soft grippers with intrinsic electro-adhesion based on multifunctional polymer actuators, Advanced Materials, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 231-238, (2015).
Digital Object Identifier : 10.1002/adma.201504264
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201504264