Soft Robotics

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#	Title	Journal	Year	Citations
1	Soft Robotics: A Perspective—Current Trends and Prospects for the Future	Soft Robotics	2014	983
2	A Resilient, Untethered Soft Robot	Soft Robotics	2014	885
3	Autonomous Soft Robotic Fish Capable of Escape Maneuvers Using Fluidic Elastomer Actuators	Soft Robotics	2014	730
4	Soft Robotic Grippers for Biological Sampling on Deep Reefs	Soft Robotics	2016	624
5	A Recipe for Soft Fluidic Elastomer Robots	Soft Robotics	2015	538
6	Flexible and Stretchable Electronics Paving the Way for Soft Robotics	Soft Robotics	2014	436
7	High-Force Soft Printable Pneumatics for Soft Robotic Applications	Soft Robotics	2016	427
8	Control Strategies for Soft Robotic Manipulators: A Survey	Soft Robotics	2018	412
9	Soft Robotics Technologies to Address Shortcomings in Today's Minimally Invasive Surgery: The STIFF-FLOP Approach	Soft Robotics	2014	411
10	Mechanical Programming of Soft Actuators by Varying Fiber Angle	Soft Robotics	2015	382
11	A Bioinspired Soft Robotic Gripper for Adaptable and Effective Grasping	Soft Robotics	2015	309
12	Soft Robotics in Minimally Invasive Surgery	Soft Robotics	2019	308
13	The TacTip Family: Soft Optical Tactile Sensors with 3D-Printed Biomimetic Morphologies	Soft Robotics	2018	307
14	A Novel, Variable Stiffness Robotic Gripper Based on Integrated Soft Actuating and Particle Jamming	Soft Robotics	2016	247
15	Shape Memory Alloy-Based Soft Gripper with Variable Stiffness for Compliant and Effective Grasping	Soft Robotics	2017	247
16	Challenges and Opportunities for Design, Simulation, and Fabrication of Soft Robots	Soft Robotics	2014	232
17	Soft Biomimetic Fish Robot Made of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators	Soft Robotics	2018	222
18	Pouch Motors: Printable Soft Actuators Integrated with Computational Design	Soft Robotics	2015	218
19	Pneumatic Energy Sources for Autonomous and Wearable Soft Robotics	Soft Robotics	2014	215
20	A Hybrid Combining Hard and Soft Robots	Soft Robotics	2014	198
21	An Overview of Shape Memory Alloy-Coupled Actuators and Robots	Soft Robotics	2017	189
22	A Magnetically Controlled Soft Microrobot Steering a Guidewire in a Three-Dimensional Phantom Vascular Network	Soft Robotics	2019	183
23	Bioinspired Robotic Fingers Based on Pneumatic Actuator and 3D Printing of Smart Material	Soft Robotics	2017	176
24	Finite Element Analysis and Design Optimization of a Pneumatically Actuating Silicone Module for Robotic Surgery Applications	Soft Robotics	2014	172
25	Octopus Arm-Inspired Tapered Soft Actuators with Suckers for Improved Grasping	Soft Robotics	2020	171
26	Design and Analysis of a Soft Pneumatic Actuator with Origami Shell Reinforcement	Soft Robotics	2016	170
27	Digital Morphing Wing: Active Wing Shaping Concept Using Composite Lattice-Based Cellular Structures	Soft Robotics	2017	164
28	A Fully Three-Dimensional Printed Inchworm-Inspired Soft Robot with Magnetic Actuation	Soft Robotics	2019	162
29	Toward Self-Growing Soft Robots Inspired by Plant Roots and Based on Additive Manufacturing Technologies	Soft Robotics	2017	161
30	Soft Material Characterization for Robotic Applications	Soft Robotics	2015	160
31	A Geometrically Exact Model for Soft Continuum Robots: The Finite Element Deformation Space Formulation	Soft Robotics	2019	151
32	A Review of Ionic Polymeric Soft Actuators and Sensors	Soft Robotics	2014	150
33	Autonomous Object Manipulation Using a Soft Planar Grasping Manipulator	Soft Robotics	2015	147
34	Toward a Common Framework and Database of Materials for Soft Robotics	Soft Robotics	2021	147
35	Soft Robotics Commercialization: Jamming Grippers from Research to Product	Soft Robotics	2016	145
36	Exo-Glove Poly II: A Polymer-Based Soft Wearable Robot for the Hand with a Tendon-Driven Actuation System	Soft Robotics	2019	144
37	Exploiting Textile Mechanical Anisotropy for Fabric-Based Pneumatic Actuators	Soft Robotics	2018	139
38	Soft Robotics: Academic Insights and Perspectives Through Bibliometric Analysis	Soft Robotics	2018	138
39	3D Printed Flexure Hinges for Soft Monolithic Prosthetic Fingers	Soft Robotics	2016	135
40	Design of a Lightweight Soft Robotic Arm Using Pneumatic Artificial Muscles and Inflatable Sleeves	Soft Robotics	2018	133
41	A Soft, Steerable Continuum Robot That Grows via Tip Extension	Soft Robotics	2019	130
42	Magnetically Actuated Soft Capsule Endoscope for Fine-Needle Biopsy	Soft Robotics	2020	130
43	Dynamic Simulation of Soft Multimaterial 3D-Printed Objects	Soft Robotics	2014	129
44	Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Bending Behavior of Soft Pneumatic Actuators Made of Discrete Actuation Chambers	Soft Robotics	2018	128
45	Bioinspired 3D Printable Soft Vacuum Actuators for Locomotion Robots, Grippers and Artificial Muscles	Soft Robotics	2018	121
46	Origami-Based Vacuum Pneumatic Artificial Muscles with Large Contraction Ratios	Soft Robotics	2019	117
47	A Fully Multi-Material Three-Dimensional Printed Soft Gripper with Variable Stiffness for Robust Grasping	Soft Robotics	2019	115
48	Soft Pneumatic Actuator Fascicles for High Force and Reliability	Soft Robotics	2017	113
49	Fully Wearable Actuated Soft Exoskeleton for Grasping Assistance in Everyday Activities	Soft Robotics	2021	113
50	Switchable Adhesion Actuator for Amphibious Climbing Soft Robot	Soft Robotics	2018	112

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