TY - JOUR
T1 - Bioinspired and biohybrid soft robots
T2 - Principles and emerging technologies
AU - Chen, Zhengkun
AU - Chen, Jiafan
AU - Jung, Sohyun
AU - Kim, Ho Young
AU - Lo Preti, Matteo
AU - Laschi, Cecilia
AU - Ren, Ziyu
AU - Sitti, Metin
AU - Full, Robert J.
AU - Yang, Guang Zhong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025
PY - 2025/4/2
Y1 - 2025/4/2
N2 - Soft robots have drawn increasing attention due to their inherent flexibility, deformability, and adaptability. The natural world, with its evolutionary refinement, presents the best source of inspiration for building soft robots. Creatures with sophisticated soft bodies and delicate mechanisms can be ideal biological models. This perspective focuses on bioinspired and biohybrid soft robots, providing a comprehensive review of the latest research in this area. We introduce the state-of-the-art principles of soft robots according to actuation, material selection, and sensing techniques. Based on biological classification methods used in nature, current research progress on biomimetic soft robots in animals, plants, and microorganisms is described. Emerging areas of interests are also highlighted for different biological species. Additionally, this paper explores the potential application areas of soft robots across various domains, outlining future challenges and ongoing developments.
AB - Soft robots have drawn increasing attention due to their inherent flexibility, deformability, and adaptability. The natural world, with its evolutionary refinement, presents the best source of inspiration for building soft robots. Creatures with sophisticated soft bodies and delicate mechanisms can be ideal biological models. This perspective focuses on bioinspired and biohybrid soft robots, providing a comprehensive review of the latest research in this area. We introduce the state-of-the-art principles of soft robots according to actuation, material selection, and sensing techniques. Based on biological classification methods used in nature, current research progress on biomimetic soft robots in animals, plants, and microorganisms is described. Emerging areas of interests are also highlighted for different biological species. Additionally, this paper explores the potential application areas of soft robots across various domains, outlining future challenges and ongoing developments.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105001343476
U2 - 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102045
DO - 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102045
M3 - 文献综述
AN - SCOPUS:105001343476
SN - 2590-2393
VL - 8
JO - Matter
JF - Matter
IS - 4
M1 - 102045
ER -