Soft Robotic Matter

P. Ducarme, Harnessing mechanical instabilities for functional structures using nonlinear building blocks, University of Amsterdam, UvA, 2026-05-04

P. Ducarme, B. Weber, M. van Hecke and J.T.B. Overvelde, Flexel ecosystem: Simulating mechanical systems made from entities with arbitrarily complex mechanical responses, Extreme Mech. Lett., 102476: 1-28 (2026)

N. Pagliarani, A. Comoretto, N. Obayashi, B. Aktaş, K.P. Becker, J.T.B. Overvelde, L. Craig, A. Winters, K. Devlin, L.P. Demers, J. Jørgensen, J. Hughes, M. Cianchetti and P. Maiolino, Aesthetics as a core design dimension for human-centred robotic systems, Nat. Rev. Bioeng. 3, (2026)

H.A.H. Schomaker, J. de Vries and J.T.B. Overvelde, Echinoderm‐Inspired Autonomy for Soft‐Legged Robots, Adv. Robot. Res., e202500128: 1-10 (2026)

S. Picella, Mechanical Adaptability in Fluidic Soft Robots, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2026-03-04

H.A.H. Schomaker, Embodied computation for emergent goal-oriented behavior in soft robots, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2026-01-07

M. Arfaee, Can Soft Robots Donate Their Heart to Humans? Emerging Technologies in Total Artificial Heart Development, University of Amsterdam, UvA, 2025-12-08

M. Mousa, A. Comoretto, J.T.B. Overvelde and A.E. Forte, Multifunctional Fluidic Units for Emergent, Responsive Robotic Behaviors, Adv. Mater., e10298: 1-10 (2025)

A. Comoretto, Embodying autonomy in soft machines via mechano-fluidic nonlinearities, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2025-10-30

A. Comoretto, S. Koppen, T. Mandke and J.T.B. Overvelde, Embodying mechano-fluidic memory in soft machines to program behaviors upon interactions, Device 3, (10), 100863: 1-36 (2025)