Research groups

Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory ↗

Harvard University · Robert Wood · United States

Microrobotics, soft actuation, and bioinspired fabrication.

Harvard Biodesign Lab ↗

Harvard University · Conor Walsh · United States

Wearable robotics for assistance and rehabilitation.

Organic Robotics Lab ↗

Cornell University · Rob Shepherd · United States

Soft sensing, biohybrid systems, and underwater and agricultural robots.

Soft Machines Lab ↗

Carnegie Mellon University · Carmel Majidi · United States

Soft electronics, liquid metals, and multifunctional soft materials.

The Faboratory ↗

Princeton University · Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio · United States

Shape-changing robots, variable stiffness, and soft material fabrication.

Bioinspired Robotics and Design Lab ↗

University of California San Diego · Michael T. Tolley · United States

Bioinspired and origami robots, with a focus on soft fabrication.

Distributed Robotics Laboratory ↗

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Daniela Rus · United States

Robot design, soft robotics, and autonomous control within a broader robotics programme.

CHARM Lab ↗

Stanford University · Allison Okamura · United States

Haptics, human–robot interaction, and medical robotics.

Morphing Matter Lab ↗

University of California Berkeley · Lining Yao · United States

Shape-changing materials, computational design, and sustainable fabrication.

Robotic Matter Lab ↗

Northwestern University · Ryan Truby · United States

Robotic materials, integrated sensing and actuation, and additive manufacturing.

Sung Robotics Lab ↗

University of Pennsylvania · Cynthia Sung · United States

Origami and reconfigurable robots, with structure and control designed together.

Reconfigurable Robotics Lab ↗

EPFL · Jamie Paik · Switzerland

Origami robotics, reconfigurable structures, and wearable interaction.

Soft Transducers Laboratory ↗

EPFL · Herbert Shea · Switzerland

Soft actuators, electrostatic and electrohydraulic devices, and haptic interfaces.

Computational Robot Design & Fabrication Lab ↗

EPFL · Josie Hughes · Switzerland

Computational robot design, multi-material fabrication, and compliant grasping.

Soft Robotics Lab ↗

ETH Zurich · Robert Katzschmann · Switzerland

Soft and biohybrid robotics, including biologically inspired robot bodies.

Robotic Materials Department ↗

Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems · Christoph Keplinger · Germany

HASEL artificial muscles, functional polymers, and soft actuation.

Soft Robotics Research Group ↗

University of Bristol · Jonathan Rossiter · United Kingdom

Artificial muscles and smart materials for wearable and medical systems.

Bio-Inspired Robotics Laboratory ↗

The University of Tokyo / University of Cambridge · Fumiya Iida · Japan / United Kingdom

Bioinspired robotics, embodied intelligence, and robot morphology and design.

DEFROST ↗

Inria / University of Lille · Christian Duriez · France

Finite-element simulation, modelling, and control of soft robots, including SOFA tools.

Bioinspired Soft Robotics ↗

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia · Barbara Mazzolai · Italy

Plant-inspired and growing robots, and bioinspired grasping.

Physical Intelligence Lab ↗

TU Delft; collaboration with DLR · Cosimo Della Santina · Netherlands / Germany

Soft robot modelling and control, nonlinear dynamics, and physical intelligence.

Soft Robotics and Biodesign Lab ↗

Shanghai Jiao Tong University · Guoying Gu · China

Soft grasping, artificial muscles, rehabilitation, and prosthetics.

THU Soft Robotics Research Group ↗

Tsinghua University · Huichan Zhao · China

Dielectric elastomers, artificial muscles, and miniature robots.

Tiefeng Li Research Group ↗

Zhejiang University · Tiefeng Li · China

Soft matter mechanics, deep-sea soft robots, and smart materials.

Zhang Research Lab ↗

The Chinese University of Hong Kong · Li Zhang · China

Micro- and nanorobotics, functional materials, and biomedical robotics.

Soft Robotics Lab ↗

National University of Singapore · Cecilia Laschi · Singapore

Bioinspired soft robots, modelling and control, and assistive robotics.

Biorobotics Lab ↗

Seoul National University · Kyu-Jin Cho · South Korea

Bioinspired mechanisms, soft robots, and robotic hands.

Soft Robotics and Bionics Laboratory ↗

Seoul National University · Yong-Lae Park · South Korea

Soft sensors, artificial skin, and wearable robots.

Complex Robot Systems Lab ↗

Meiji University · Ryuma Niiyama · Japan

Inflatable and bioinspired robots, computation, and fabrication.

Soft Haptics Lab ↗

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · Anh Van Ho · Japan

Soft and vision-based haptics, and bioinspired sensing.

Shintake Research Group ↗

The University of Electro-Communications · Jun Shintake · Japan

Soft actuators, pumps, and sensors, including edible and biodegradable robots.