Covers the latest achievements in smart materials, fabrication strategies, and the multifunctional intelligent robots.

PrefaceINTRODUCTION TO UNTETHERED MINIATURE SOFT ROBOTSWorking Mechanisms of Untethered Soft RobotsFabrication Methods of Untethered Soft RobotsApplications of Miniature Soft RobotsScope and Layout of the BookSILICONE ELASTOMER BASED MINIATURE SOFT ROBOTSIntroductionSoft Elastomer Based Robots with Programmable Magnetization ProfilesReprogrammable Soft MachinesMulti-Stimuli Responsive Transformation of Magneto-Elastomer Based Soft StructuresMultimodal and Bioinspired Locomotion Adopted for Elastomer Based RobotsPotential Biomedical Applications of Miniature Magnetic Soft MachinesFluidic Pumping by the Magneto-ElastomersOther Potential Applications of the Magneto-ElastomersSummaryCARBON-BASED MINIATURE SOFT ROBOTS WITH ROLLED-UP CONCEPTIntroductionThe Choices of Carbon-Based MaterialsThe Working Mechanisms of Carbon-Based MaterialsThe Programming Shape Changes of Actuators and their ApplicationsSummaryHYDROGELS-BASED MINIATURE SOFT ROBOTSIntroductionFabrication of Reconfigurable Hydrogel MicromachinesModular Design of Reconfigurable Soft Robots based on 4D Microscale Building BlocksApplication of Reconfigurable Soft RobotsSummaryLIQUID CRYSTAL NETWORK AND ELASTOMER-BASED MINIATURE SOFT ROBOTSIntroductionStimuli-Responsiveness based on Programmed Director FieldMagnetic Liquid Elastomer Composites for Miniature MachinesSummaryFLEXIBLE FERROFLUID AS SOFT ROBOTS AGENTSIntroductionDescription of FerrofluidsDeformation Behaviors of FDRsApplications of FDRsSummaryCONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTSOther Functional Materials used for Miniature Soft RobotsMulti-Material Integration StrategiesMultifunctional Integration for Miniature Soft Robots with Perception CapabilitiesPerspectives toward Intelligent and Autonomous Soft Robots