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    • Materials Science
    • Nanotechnology

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    • Soft robots offer safe human-machine interaction but face limitations in material properties.
    • Conventional soft materials like elastomers and gels have restricted electronic, optical, and stability performance.
    • Atomically thin two-dimensional layered materials (2DLMs) possess excellent electrical, optical, and mechanical properties.

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    • To explore the integration of 2DLMs into soft robotics.
    • To discuss the use of 2DLMs in continuous or composite forms for soft robot creation.
    • To highlight origami-inspired approaches for developing 3D soft robots using 2DLMs.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing 2DLMs in monolayer or composite forms with elastomers and hydrogels.
    • Focusing on origami-inspired design principles for robot fabrication.
    • Classifying existing methods and identifying integration challenges.

    Main Results:

    • 2DLMs provide high out-of-plane flexibility, acting as a soft material component.
    • Hybrid materials combining 2DLMs with elastomers/hydrogels enable multifunctional soft robots.
    • Origami-inspired approaches facilitate the creation of complex 3D soft robotic structures.

    Conclusions:

    • 2DLMs represent a promising material class for advancing soft robotics.
    • Hybrid soft robots integrating 2DLMs can overcome limitations of conventional soft materials.
    • Further research into seamless integration is crucial for developing next-generation multifunctional soft robots.