Exploring Actuation Strategies in Soft Robotics

Keying Qu

2025

Abstract

Soft robots are increasingly attracting attention due to their flexibility, safety, and high adaptability in complex environments. Since drive technology plays an extremely important core role in determining the performance and functionality of soft robots, conducting a systematic review of existing drive technologies is crucial for advancing this field. This paper provides an overview of the four major categories of soft robot drive technologies: pneumatic-hydraulic drives, electromagnetic drives, chemical drives, and hybrid drive systems. For each category, this paper analyzes representative studies to summarize their working principles, application scenarios, and performance characteristics. By comparing these drive technologies across metrics such as energy efficiency, controllability, and integration potential, the paper identifies their respective advantages and limitations. This paper aims to provide engineers and researchers developing high-performance soft robots with a comprehensive reference on drive technologies and highlights potential future research directions in areas such as material innovation, multimodal control, and system integration.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Qu K. (2025). Exploring Actuation Strategies in Soft Robotics. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Engineering Management, Information Technology and Intelligence - Volume 1: EMITI; ISBN 978-989-758-792-4, SciTePress, pages 511-516. DOI: 10.5220/0014362000004718

in Bibtex Style

@conference{emiti25,
author={Keying Qu},
title={Exploring Actuation Strategies in Soft Robotics},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Engineering Management, Information Technology and Intelligence - Volume 1: EMITI},
year={2025},
pages={511-516},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0014362000004718},
isbn={978-989-758-792-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Engineering Management, Information Technology and Intelligence - Volume 1: EMITI
TI - Exploring Actuation Strategies in Soft Robotics
SN - 978-989-758-792-4
AU - Qu K.
PY - 2025
SP - 511
EP - 516
DO - 10.5220/0014362000004718
PB - SciTePress