Soft and Legged Robotics

This cluster explores the intersection of legged locomotion and soft robotic design. It examines how soft materials can enhance the performance and stability of legged robotic systems.

legged robots
soft robotics
locomotion
robot design
biomechanics

6,375 papers

Parent topic: Soft Robotics and Control Systems

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Top Papers

Legged Robots That Balance

1986 · 1,294 citations

Universal Robotic Gripper Based On The Jamming Of Granular Material

2010 · 1,188 citations

Programmable Self-Assembly In A Thousand-Robot Swarm

2014 · 951 citations

Kinesin Walks Hand-Over-Hand

2004 · 859 citations

Soft Robotics: Review Of Fluid-Driven Intrinsically Soft Devices; Manufacturing, Sensing, Control, And Applications In Human-Robot Interaction

2017 · 787 citations

Tracking Kinesin-Driven Movements With Nanometre-Scale Precision

1988 · 778 citations

Data-Driven Grasp Synthesis—A Survey

2014 · 739 citations

3D Printing Of Soft Robotic Systems

2018 · 718 citations

Bio-inspired Magnetic Swimming Microrobots For Biomedical Applications

2013 · 681 citations

A Three-Dimensional Passive-Dynamic Walking Robot With Two Legs And Knees

2001 · 579 citations

How Should Microrobots Swim?

2009 · 568 citations

Reconfigurable Magnetic Microrobot Swarm: Multimode Transformation, Locomotion, And Manipulation

2019 · 565 citations

Biomechanics Of Mammalian Terrestrial Locomotion

1990 · 493 citations

Kirigami Skins Make A Simple Soft Actuator Crawl

2018 · 465 citations

A Bioinspired Multilegged Soft Millirobot That Functions In Both Dry And Wet Conditions

2018 · 457 citations

A Unidirectional DNA Walker That Moves Autonomously Along A Track

2004 · 450 citations

Formation Of High-Speed Motion Pattern Of A Mechanical Arm By Trial

1978 · 449 citations

Schooling Behavior Of Light-Powered Autonomous Micromotors In Water

2009 · 423 citations

The Design Plan Of Kinesin Motors

1997 · 422 citations

Biohybrid Actuators For Robotics: A Review Of Devices Actuated By Living Cells

2017 · 402 citations