This Research Topic is devoted to publishing extended versions of the papers presented under the 'Advances in Soft Robots Control' second workshop at the 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference of Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2019) held on 4-8 November 2019 in Macau, China.
Technology that supports the advancement of robotics is coming out of many of the research labs today, which focus on creating new robotics structures that are soft, not rigid – blending together soft materials science and robotics to create new types of robots that enhance the autonomous operation and human-robot interaction. In natural environments and human-centric operations where safety and adaptability to uncertainty are fundamental requirements, soft robots may serve as a better alternative to rigid robots: they can conform to variable but sensitive environments, can adaptively move, manipulate and grasp unknown objects varying in size and shape and their soft condition allows them to squeeze through confined spaces.
The aim of this Research Topic is to provide a second forum to give an overview of the current research in the soft robotics community. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• design of soft robots
• modelling of soft robots
• control of soft robots
• modelling and control of variable compliance devices
• motion control of soft mechanisms
• biologically inspired models and controls for soft and hybrid soft-rigid robots
• soft robotics applications
This Research Topic is devoted to publishing extended versions of the papers presented under the 'Advances in Soft Robots Control' second workshop at the 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference of Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2019) held on 4-8 November 2019 in Macau, China.
Technology that supports the advancement of robotics is coming out of many of the research labs today, which focus on creating new robotics structures that are soft, not rigid – blending together soft materials science and robotics to create new types of robots that enhance the autonomous operation and human-robot interaction. In natural environments and human-centric operations where safety and adaptability to uncertainty are fundamental requirements, soft robots may serve as a better alternative to rigid robots: they can conform to variable but sensitive environments, can adaptively move, manipulate and grasp unknown objects varying in size and shape and their soft condition allows them to squeeze through confined spaces.
The aim of this Research Topic is to provide a second forum to give an overview of the current research in the soft robotics community. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• design of soft robots
• modelling of soft robots
• control of soft robots
• modelling and control of variable compliance devices
• motion control of soft mechanisms
• biologically inspired models and controls for soft and hybrid soft-rigid robots
• soft robotics applications