# Soft Robotics and Applications

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/soft-robotics-and-applications/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the design, fabrication, and control of soft robotic systems, with applications in areas such as minimally invasive surgery, bioinspired robotics, continuum robots, and pneumatic actuators. The research covers topics such as kinematic modeling, robotic manipulators, and biomedical applications of soft robotics. |
| Domain | Physical Sciences |
| Field | Engineering |
| OpenAlex ID | t10868 |
| Works | 539 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 539.

- [Biomedical applications of soft robotics](https://scholariq.org/papers/biomedical-applications-of-soft-robotics/)
- [The grand challenges of <i>Science Robotics</i>](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-grand-challenges-of-i-science-robotics-i/)
- [Transatlantic robot-assisted telesurgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/transatlantic-robot-assisted-telesurgery/)
- [Variable impedance actuators: A review](https://scholariq.org/papers/variable-impedance-actuators-a-review/)
- [Trends and challenges in robot manipulation](https://scholariq.org/papers/trends-and-challenges-in-robot-manipulation/)
- [Review of emerging surgical robotic technology](https://scholariq.org/papers/review-of-emerging-surgical-robotic-technology/)
- [Needle insertion into soft tissue: A survey](https://scholariq.org/papers/needle-insertion-into-soft-tissue-a-survey/)
- [Successful Transfer of Open Surgical Skills to a Laparoscopic Environment Using a Robotic Interface: Initial Experience With Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy](https://scholariq.org/papers/successful-transfer-of-open-surgical-skills-to-a-laparoscopic-environment-using/)
- [Transcontinental Robot-Assisted Remote Telesurgery: Feasibility and Potential Applications](https://scholariq.org/papers/transcontinental-robot-assisted-remote-telesurgery-feasibility-and-potential/)
- [Soft Robotics Technologies to Address Shortcomings in Today's Minimally Invasive Surgery: The STIFF-FLOP Approach](https://scholariq.org/papers/soft-robotics-technologies-to-address-shortcomings-in-today-s-minimally-invasive/)
- [A decade retrospective of medical robotics research from 2010 to 2020](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-decade-retrospective-of-medical-robotics-research-from-2010-to-2020/)
- [Emerging Robotic Platforms for Minimally Invasive Surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/emerging-robotic-platforms-for-minimally-invasive-surgery/)
- [A Novel Ultrasound Robot With Force/Torque Measurement and Control for Safe and Efficient Scanning](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-novel-ultrasound-robot-with-force-torque-measurement-and-control-for-safe-and/)
- [Shape Sensing Techniques for Continuum Robots in Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Survey](https://scholariq.org/papers/shape-sensing-techniques-for-continuum-robots-in-minimally-invasive-surgery-a/)
- [Early experience with robotic technology for thoracoscopic surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/early-experience-with-robotic-technology-for-thoracoscopic-surgery/)

## Topic primary papers

Showing 15 of 190.

- [Biomedical applications of soft robotics](https://scholariq.org/papers/biomedical-applications-of-soft-robotics/)
- [Needle insertion into soft tissue: A survey](https://scholariq.org/papers/needle-insertion-into-soft-tissue-a-survey/)
- [Soft Robotics Technologies to Address Shortcomings in Today's Minimally Invasive Surgery: The STIFF-FLOP Approach](https://scholariq.org/papers/soft-robotics-technologies-to-address-shortcomings-in-today-s-minimally-invasive/)
- [A decade retrospective of medical robotics research from 2010 to 2020](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-decade-retrospective-of-medical-robotics-research-from-2010-to-2020/)
- [Emerging Robotic Platforms for Minimally Invasive Surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/emerging-robotic-platforms-for-minimally-invasive-surgery/)
- [A Novel Ultrasound Robot With Force/Torque Measurement and Control for Safe and Efficient Scanning](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-novel-ultrasound-robot-with-force-torque-measurement-and-control-for-safe-and/)
- [Shape Sensing Techniques for Continuum Robots in Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Survey](https://scholariq.org/papers/shape-sensing-techniques-for-continuum-robots-in-minimally-invasive-surgery-a/)
- [A bioinspired soft manipulator for minimally invasive surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-bioinspired-soft-manipulator-for-minimally-invasive-surgery/)
- [Toward a Common Framework and Database of Materials for Soft Robotics](https://scholariq.org/papers/toward-a-common-framework-and-database-of-materials-for-soft-robotics/)
- [Technical review of the da Vinci surgical telemanipulator](https://scholariq.org/papers/technical-review-of-the-da-vinci-surgical-telemanipulator/)
- [Autonomy for Surgical Robots: Concepts and Paradigms](https://scholariq.org/papers/autonomy-for-surgical-robots-concepts-and-paradigms/)
- [STIFF-FLOP surgical manipulator: Mechanical design and experimental characterization of the single module](https://scholariq.org/papers/stiff-flop-surgical-manipulator-mechanical-design-and-experimental/)
- [Current and Emerging Robot-Assisted Endovascular Catheterization Technologies: A Review](https://scholariq.org/papers/current-and-emerging-robot-assisted-endovascular-catheterization-technologies-a/)
- [Three-Dimensional Needle Shape Reconstruction Using an Array of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors](https://scholariq.org/papers/three-dimensional-needle-shape-reconstruction-using-an-array-of-fiber-bragg/)
- [The RAVEN: Design and Validation of a Telesurgery System](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-raven-design-and-validation-of-a-telesurgery-system/)

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