Bio-inspired Soft Grippers for Biological Applications
Rekha Raja, Ali Leylavi Shoushtari

TL;DR
This paper reviews bio-inspired soft grippers, highlighting their design principles, biomedical applications, and recent advancements, emphasizing their safety, adaptability, and potential to revolutionize medical procedures.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of the development, challenges, and future prospects of soft grippers inspired by biological systems for biomedical use.
Findings
Soft grippers enable safer interactions with delicate tissues.
Advancements in soft lithography and biomaterials have enhanced capabilities.
Soft grippers facilitate minimally invasive surgeries and diagnostics.
Abstract
The field of bio-inspired soft grippers has emerged as a transformative area of research with profound implications for biomedical applications. This book chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, developments, challenges, and prospects of soft grippers that draw inspiration from biological systems. Bio-inspired soft grippers have gained prominence due to their unique characteristics, including compliance, adaptability, and biocompatibility. They have revolutionized the way we approach biomedical tasks, offering safer interactions with delicate tissues and enabling complex operations that were once inconceivable with rigid tools. The chapter delves into the fundamental importance of soft grippers in biomedical contexts. It outlines their significance in surgeries, diagnostics, tissue engineering, and various medical interventions. Soft grippers have the capacity to…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAdvanced Materials and Mechanics · Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
