This issue describes basic research in the new area of bioinspired soft robotics, with an emphasis on distributed sensing, actuation, and control.These developments in robotics research incorporate smart materials, flexible electronics, and 3D printing to emulate both the physical flexibility and the versatility of animals such as fish, caterpillars, snakes, and worms.Biomedical applications include artificial muscles and skin.
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Paley et al. (2016) studied this question.