This book offers a comprehensive timely snapshot of current research technologies and
applications of soft robotics. The different chapters written by international experts across
multiple fields of soft robotics cover innovative systems and technologies for soft robot
legged locomotion soft robot manipulation underwater soft robotics biomimetic soft robotic
platforms plant-inspired soft robots flying soft robots soft robotics in surgery as well as
methods for their modeling and control. Based on the results of the second edition of the Soft
Robotics Week held on April 25 - 30 2016 in Livorno Italy the book reports on the major
research lines and novel technologies presented and discussed during the event.
