Preface
 
INTRODUCTION TO UNTETHERED MINIATURE SOFT ROBOTS
Working Mechanisms of Untethered Soft Robots
Fabrication Methods of Untethered Soft Robots
Applications of Miniature Soft Robots
Scope and Layout of the Book
 
SILICONE ELASTOMER BASED MINIATURE SOFT ROBOTS
Introduction
Soft Elastomer Based Robots with Programmable Magnetization Profiles
Reprogrammable Soft Machines
Multi-Stimuli Responsive Transformation of Magneto-Elastomer Based Soft Structures
Multimodal and Bioinspired Locomotion Adopted for Elastomer Based Robots
Potential Biomedical Applications of Miniature Magnetic Soft Machines
Fluidic Pumping by the Magneto-Elastomers
Other Potential Applications of the Magneto-Elastomers
Summary
 
CARBON-BASED MINIATURE SOFT ROBOTS WITH ROLLED-UP CONCEPT
Introduction
The Choices of Carbon-Based Materials
The Working Mechanisms of Carbon-Based Materials
The Programming Shape Changes of Actuators and their Applications
Summary
 
HYDROGELS-BASED MINIATURE SOFT ROBOTS
Introduction
Fabrication of Reconfigurable Hydrogel Micromachines
Modular Design of Reconfigurable Soft Robots based on 4D Microscale Building Blocks
Application of Reconfigurable Soft Robots
Summary
 
LIQUID CRYSTAL NETWORK AND ELASTOMER-BASED MINIATURE SOFT ROBOTS
Introduction
Stimuli-Responsiveness based on Programmed Director Field
Magnetic Liquid Elastomer Composites for Miniature Machines
Summary
 
FLEXIBLE FERROFLUID AS SOFT ROBOTS AGENTS
Introduction
Description of Ferrofluids
Deformation Behaviors of FDRs
Applications of FDRs
Summary
 
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
Other Functional Materials used for Miniature Soft Robots
Multi-Material Integration Strategies
Multifunctional Integration for Miniature Soft Robots with Perception Capabilities
Perspectives toward Intelligent and Autonomous Soft Robots