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Shape Morphable Soft Machines and Systems Enabled by Responsive Advanced Materials.

Shubham Jaiswal^1,2, Chetna Dhand^1,2, Neeraj Dwivedi^1,2

¹CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal, 462026, India.

|October 4, 2025

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Shape memory polymers (SMPs) offer programmable actuation for soft robotics, but face challenges in speed and durability. SMP composites show promise for enhancing soft machine functionality and durability.

Keywords:

shape memory polymer soft robotics stimuli‐responsive soft robotics

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Area of Science:

Robotics
Materials Science
Polymer Science

Background:

Soft robotics mimics biological systems, offering adaptability and flexibility ideal for biomedical applications.
Actuators are crucial for soft robotic systems, with Shape Memory Polymers (SMPs) showing promise due to programmable shape transformations.
Current limitations of SMPs include slow actuation speed, poor fatigue resistance, and insufficient long-term durability.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically examine Shape Memory Polymer (SMP)-driven actuation technologies for soft robotics.
To explore the potential of SMP composites in enhancing soft machine functionality and durability.
To discuss the applications, challenges, and future prospects of SMP-enabled soft machines.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on SMP-driven actuation in soft robotics.
Analysis of SMP composites for improved performance and durability.
Discussion of various stimuli-responsive mechanisms and integration with artificial intelligence.

Main Results:

SMPs provide programmable, stimulus-responsive actuation for soft robots.
SMP composites can enhance actuation speed, fatigue resistance, and durability.
Diverse applications exist, including artificial muscles, grippers, sensors, switches, and RFID devices.

Conclusions:

SMPs are vital smart polymers for advancing soft robotics, offering tunable properties and diverse applications.
Addressing limitations in actuation speed and durability is key for widespread adoption.
Future directions include multi-stimuli-responsive SMPs and integration with AI for enhanced functionality.