Advancing Medical Robotics Through Soft Sensing
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tattoo technology, multimodal emotion recognition, wearables, bionics
Interests: soft robotics; wearable physical interfaces; variable stiffness technologies; medical devices
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Interests: cardiovascular biomechanics; soft robotics; medical devices; fluid-structure interaction
Interests: Soft actuators and sensors; tactile sensing; medical robotics
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Soft robotics has rapidly emerged as a transformative paradigm in medical robotics, enabling safe, adaptive, and minimally invasive interactions with the human body. Central to this progress is the development of soft sensors capable of conforming to complex biological structures while providing real-time feedback on force, pressure, deformation, and physiological signals. Recent advances in materials science, microfabrication, and computational methods are driving these technologies from proof-of-concept devices toward full integration into functional robotic systems.
This Special Issue seeks to highlight the latest breakthroughs in soft sensing, showcasing how novel materials, fabrication techniques, bio-inspired approaches, and AI-driven data processing can expand the capabilities of soft robotics. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and perspectives on sensing strategies applied to medical robotics, prosthetics, wearable health-monitoring systems, rehabilitation technologies, and human–robot interfaces. Contributions that bridge fundamental science with real-world applications are particularly encouraged.
Dr. Laura Ferrari
Dr. Eric Gaba Worlawoe
Dr. Linda Paternò
Dr. Caglar Ozturk
Dr. Hareesh Godaba
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soft sensors
- soft robotics
- medical robotics
- personalized design
- self-sensing
- wearable devices
- human–robot interaction
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