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This review explores bio-inspired soft grippers, mimicking nature's flexible grasping methods. It classifies these advanced grippers into bending and twisting types for diverse environmental interactions.

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Area of Science:

  • Robotics and Biomimetics
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering

Background:

  • Grasping and manipulation are crucial for environmental interaction, with diverse biological solutions like human hands, bird feet, Drosera plants, and muscular hydrostats.
  • Nature exhibits sophisticated grasping mechanisms, including bending at arbitrary points and complex 3D twisting motions, inspiring new robotic designs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in bio-inspired soft grippers, specifically focusing on those utilizing impactive gripping mechanisms.
  • To classify soft grippers based on their movement types and a biological model, providing an exhaustive analysis of each category.

Main Methods:

  • Classification of soft grippers into three types: non-continuum bending-type, continuum bending-type, and continuum twisting-type.
  • Analysis of recent research progress in bio-inspired soft grippers based on impactive gripping.
  • Overview of stiffness-controllable strategies developed for soft grippers.

Main Results:

  • Soft grippers are categorized based on movement (bending, twisting) and structural properties (continuum vs. non-continuum).
  • The review details the design principles and applications of various bio-inspired soft grippers.
  • Recent developments in stiffness control for enhanced gripper functionality are highlighted.

Conclusions:

  • Bio-inspired soft grippers offer versatile and adaptable solutions for grasping and manipulation, drawing inspiration from natural designs.
  • The classification system provides a framework for understanding and developing new soft gripper technologies.
  • Continued research into stiffness control will further enhance the capabilities of soft grippers in complex environments.