Soft Robotics

A systems-level review of gastrointestinal capsule robots, covering materials, actuation, localization, diagnostic and therapeutic functions, and challenges for clinical translation.

This work develops magnetic field-enhanced flexible batteries and vertically integrated actuator-battery-sensor systems for untethered soft robots with embodied intelligence.

We developed a shape-transformable liquid metal nanoparticle-based material toolkit for one-step 3D printing of hybrid soft-rigid robots. The gallium-based nanoparticle inks enable tunable mechanics and shape-memory behavior, supporting high-precision grippers, bioinspired motors, and hand rehabilitation devices.

Stretchable optical filters combine liquid metal circuits, thermochromic pigments, and phosphorescent particles to convert electrical heating and mechanical deformation into controllable light emission.