Piezoelectric-driven soft robotics: Multifunctional materials, actuation mechanisms, challenges, and future prospects

Key Points

• Piezoelectric materials enhance actuation mechanisms in soft robotics, showing promise for future applications.
• Core metrics include the efficiency of multifunctional materials, highlighted through experimental evaluations.
• Assessment shows that integrating better actuation methods can improve the performance of soft robotic systems significantly.
• Future endeavors should address existing challenges, indicating a need for innovative solutions to advance piezoelectric-driven technologies.