Journal articles
K. Kusama, A. Oishi, H. Ueno, A. Yoshimi, M. Nagase, J. Shintake, Electrically driven, bioluminescent compliant devices for soft robotics, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 11248-11258, 2025. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c18209
M. Sato, K. Murakami, T. Ishizaka, A. Sato, Y. Tanaka, J. Shintake, Plant mobile robot using Mimosa pudica, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 32-39, 2024. DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2024.3500883
K. Takai, K. Murakami, J. Shintake, Biodegradable dielectric elastomer actuators and sensors, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 11730-11737, 2024. DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2024.3495580
O. Müller, A. Poulin, X. Aeby, R. Emma, R. Kanno, T. Nagai, J. Shintake, G. Nyström, 3D printed biodegradable soft actuators from nanocellulose reinforced gelatin composites, Advanced Sustainable Systems, vol. 9, no. 2, 2024. DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202400450
K. Iguchi, T. Shimooka, S. Uchikai, Y. Konno, H. Tanaka, Y. Ikemoto, J. Shintake, Agile robotic fish based on direct drive of continuum body, npj Robotics, vol. 2, no. 7, pp. 1-9, 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s44182-024-00014-z
K. Murakami, M. Sato, M. Kubota, J. Shintake, Plant robots: harnessing growth actuation of plants for locomotion and object manipulation, Advanced Science, vol. 11, no. 43, p. 2405549, 2024. DOI: 10.1002/advs.202405549
T. Shibuya, S. Watanabe, J. Shintake, Silicone-layered waterproof electrohydraulic soft actuators for bio-inspired underwater robots, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, vol. 11, p. 1298624, 2024. DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2024.1298624
H. Kitamori, C. Dong, M. Takizawa, S. Watanabe, J. Shintake, K. Kimura, S. Kudoh, Origami manipulation by robot hand utilizing electroadhesion, ROBOMECH Journal, vol. 11, no. 9, pp. 1-20, 2024. DOI: 10.1186/s40648-024-00277-z
D. Floreano, B. Kwak, M. Pankhurst, J. Shintake, M. Caironi, V. F. Annese, Q. Qi, J. Rossiter, R. M. Boom, Towards edible robots and robotic food, Nature Reviews Materials, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 589-599, 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s41578-024-00688-9
A. M. R. Abolhosen, S. Lee, K. Fukuda, T. Someya, L. H. González, J. Shintake, Functional soft robotic composites based on organic photovoltaic and dielectric elastomer actuator, Scientific Reports, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 9953, 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60899-6
R. Kanno, K. Shimizu, K. Murakami, Y. Shibahara, N. Ogawa, H. Akai, J. Shintake, Silicone-based highly stretchable multifunctional fiber pumps, Scientific Reports, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 4618, 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55472-0
R. Kanno, B. Kwak, M. Pankhurst, J. Shintake, D. Floreano, Edible soft actuators based on konjac glucomannan for underwater operation, Advanced Intelligent Systems, vol. 6, no. 5, p. 2300473, 2024. DOI: 10.1002/aisy.202300473
Y. Piskarev, Y. Sun, M. Righi, Q. Boehler, C. Chautems, C. Fischer, B. J. Nelson, J. Shintake, D. Floreano, Fast-response variable-stiffness magnetic catheters for minimally invasive surgery, Advanced Science, vol. 11, no. 12, p. 2305537, 2024. DOI: 10.1002/advs.202305537
H. Kitamori, S. Kudoh, J. Shintake, Robot locomotion by fluid–fluid interaction, Scientific Reports, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 21994, 2023. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49193-z
R. Kanno, F. Caruso, K. Takai, Y. Piskarev, V. Cacucciolo, J. Shintake, Biodegradable electrohydraulic soft actuators, Advanced Intelligent Systems, vol. 5, no. 9, p. 2200239, 2023. DOI: 10.1002/aisy.202200239
K. Shimizu, K. Murakami, N. Ogawa, H. Akai, J. Shintake, Polyvinyl chloride-added dibutyl adipate for high-performance electrohydrodynamic pumps, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, vol. 10, p. 1109563, 2023. DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2023.1109563
Y. Piskarev, A. Devincenti, V. Ramachandran, P.-E. Bourban, M. D. Dickey, J. Shintake, D. Floreano, A soft gripper with granular jamming and electroadhesive properties, Advanced Intelligent Systems, vol. 5, no. 6, p. 2200409, 2023. DOI: 10.1002/aisy.202200409
G. Li, J. Shintake, M. Hayashibe, Soft-body dynamics induces energy efficiency in undulatory swimming: A deep learning study, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, vol. 10, p. 1102854, 2023. DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2023.1102854
S. Watanabe, Y. Ikemoto, J. Shintake, Modeling and characterization of tensegrity structures integrating dielectric elastomer actuators, Advanced Engineering Materials, vol. 25, no. 8, p. 2201471, 2023 (journal cover). DOI: 10.1002/adem.202370029
S. Kim, S. Lee, P. Bhuyan, Y. Wei, S. Kim, K. Shimizu, J. Shintake, S. Park, Stretchable and soft electroadhesion and capacitive sensors enabled by spider web-inspired interdigitated liquid metal subsurface microwires, Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 456, p. 141018, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.141018
T. Motohashi, N. Ogawa, H. Akai, J. Shintake, Peristaltic micropump using polyvinyl chloride gels with micropatterned surface, Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, p. 22608, 2022. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-27226-3
T. Nagai, J. Shintake, Rolled dielectric elastomer antagonistic actuators for biomimetic underwater robots, Polymers, vol. 14, no. 21, p. 4549, 2022. DOI: 10.3390/polym14214549
Y. Piskarev, E. Desbouis, V. Ramachandran, J. Yang, N. Baugh, J. Shintake, M. D. Dickey, D. Floreano, Enhancement of pressure-sensitive adhesive by CO2 laser treatment, Advanced Engineering Materials, vol. 24, no. 10, p. 2200355, 2022. DOI: 10.1002/adem.202200355
Y. Piskarev, J. Shintake, C. Chautems, J. Lussi, Q. Boehler, B. J. Nelson, D. Floreano, A variable stiffness magnetic catheter made of a conductive phase‐change polymer for minimally invasive surgery, Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 32, no. 20, p. 2107662, 2022. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202107662
J. Shintake, K. Matsuno, S. Kumegawa, K. Baba, H. Takeuchi, Characterization of slide ring materials for dielectric elastomer actuators, Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 31, no. 2, p. 025028, 2022. DOI: 10.1088/1361-665X/ac42e9
K. Shimizu, T. Nagai, J. Shintake, Dielectric elastomer fiber actuators with aqueous electrode, Polymers, vol. 13, no. 24, p. 4310, 2021. DOI: 10.3390/polym13244310
J. Shintake, D. Ichige, R. Kanno, T. Nagai, K. Shimizu, Monolithic stacked dielectric elastomer actuators, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, vol. 8, p. 714332, 2021. DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2021.714332
T. Nagai, A. Kurita, J. Shintake, Characterization of sustainable robotic materials and finite element analysis of soft actuators under biodegradation, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, vol.8, p. 760485, 2021. DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2021.760485
J. Zhang, L. Liu, Y. Chen, M. Zhu, L. Tang, C. Tang, J. Shintake, J. Zhao, J. He, X. Ren, P. Li, Q. Huang, H. Zhao, J. Lu, D. Li, Fiber-reinforced soft polymeric manipulator with smart motion scaling and stiffness tunability, Cell Reports Physical Science, vol. 2, no. 10, p. 100600, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100600
R. Kanno, S. Watanabe, K. Shimizu, J. Shintake, Self-sensing Mckibben artificial muscles embedded with dielectric elastomer sensor, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 6274-6280, 2021. DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2021.3093276
S. Park, J. Shintake, E. Piskarev, Y. Wei, I. Joshipura, E. Frey, T. Neumann, D. Floreano, M. D. Dickey, Stretchable and soft electroadhesion using liquid-metal subsurface microelectrodes, Advanced Materials Technologies, vol. 6, no. 9, p. 2100263, 2021. DOI: 10.1002/admt.202100263
M. Yurugi, M. Shimanokami, T. Nagai, J. Shintake, Y. Ikemoto, Cartilage structure increases swimming efficiency of underwater robots, Scientific Reports, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 11288, 2021. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90926-9
R. Kanno, T. Nagai, J. Shintake, Rapid fabrication method for soft devices using off-the-shelf conductive and dielectric acrylic elastomers, Advanced Intelligent Systems, vol. 3, no. 4, p. 2000173, 2021. DOI: 10.1002/aisy.202000173
E. Piskarev, J. Shintake, V. Ramachandran, N. Baugh, M. D. Dickey, D. Floreano, Lighter and stronger: Co-fabricated electrodes and variable stiffness elements in dielectric actuators, Advanced Intelligent Systems, vol. 2, no. 10, p. 2000069, 2020. DOI: 10.1002/aisy.202000069
T. H. Yang, J. Shintake, R. Kanno, C. R. Kao, J. Mizuno, Low-cost sensor-rich fluidic elastomer actuators embedded with paper electronics, Advanced Intelligent Systems, vol. 2, no. 8, p. 2000025, 2020. DOI: 10.1002/aisy.202000025
T. H. Yang, H. Hida, D. Ichige, J. Mizuno, C. R. Kao, J. Shintake, Foldable kirigami paper electronics, Physica Status Solidi A: Applications and Materials Science, vol. 217, no. 9, p. 1900891, 2020 (journal cover). DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201900891
S. Kakizaki, J. Shintake, Y. Iwatake, K. Baba, H. Takeuchi, A. Yamamoto, Large, fast, and bidirectional bending of slide-ring polymer materials, Advanced Intelligent Systems, vol. 2, no. 4, p. 1900155, 2020. DOI: 10.1002/aisy.201900155
D. Zappetti, S. H. Jeong, J. Shintake, D. Floreano, Phase changing materials-based variable-stiffness tensegrity structures, Soft Robotics, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 362-369, 2020. DOI: 10.1089/soro.2019.0091
J. Shintake, T. Nagai, K. Ogishima, Sensitivity improvement of highly stretchable capacitive strain sensors by hierarchical auxetic structures, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, vol. 6, p. 127, 2019. DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2019.00127
V. Cacucciolo, J. Shintake, Y. Kuwajima, S. Maeda, D. Floreano, H. Shea, Stretchable pumps for soft machines, Nature, vol. 572, no. 7770, pp. 516-519, 2019. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1479-6
V. Ramachandran, J. Shintake, D. Floreano, All-fabric wearable electroadhesive clutch, Advanced Materials Technologies, vol. 4, no. 2, p. 1800313, 2019. DOI: 10.1002/admt.201800313
J. Shintake, V. Cacucciolo, H. Shea, D. Floreano, Soft biomimetic fish robot made of dielectric elastomer actuators, Soft Robotics, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 466–474, 2018. DOI: 10.1089/soro.2017.0062
S. Mintchev, J. Shintake, D. Floreano, Bioinspired dual-stiffness origami, Science Robotics, vol. 3, no. 20, p. eaau0275, 2018. DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aau0275
J. Shintake, V. Cacucciolo, D. Floreano, H. Shea, Soft robotic grippers, Advanced Materials, vol. 30, no. 29, p. 1707035, 2018. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201707035
J. Shintake, E. Piskarev, S. H. Jeong, D. Floreano, Ultra-stretchable strain sensors using carbon black-filled elastomer composites and comparison of capacitive versus resistive sensors, Advanced Materials Technologies, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 1700284, 2018. DOI: 10.1002/admt.201700284
A. Tonazzini, S. Mintchev, B. Schubert, B. Mazzolai, J. Shintake, D. Floreano, Variable stiffness fiber with self-healing capability, Advanced Materials, vol. 28, no. 46, pp. 10142–10148, 2016 (journal cover). DOI: 10.1002/adma.201602580
J. Shintake, S. Rosset, B. Schubert, D. Floreano, H. Shea, Versatile soft grippers with intrinsic electroadhesion based on multifunctional polymer actuators, Advanced Materials, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 231–238, 2016 (journal cover). DOI: 10.1002/adma.201504264
J. Shintake, S. Rosset, B. Schubert, D. Floreano, H. Shea, A foldable antagonistic actuator, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 1997–2008, 2015. DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2014.2359337
S. Araromi, I. Gavrilovich, J. Shintake, S. Rosset, M. Richard, V. Gass, H. Shea, Rollable multisegment dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures for a deployable microsatellite gripper, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 438–446, 2015. DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2014.2329367
S. Rosset, S. Araromi, J. Shintake, H. Shea, Model and design of dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures, Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 23, no. 8, p. 085021, 2014. DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/23/8/085021