In recent years, breakthrough has been made in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), which has also revolutionized the industry of robotics. Soft robots featured with high-level safety, less weight, lower power consumption have always been one of the research hotspots. Recently, multifunctional sensors for perception of soft robotics have been rapidly developed, while more algorithms and models of machine learning with high accuracy have been optimized and proposed. Designs of soft robots with AI have also been advanced ranging from multimodal sensing, human–machine interaction to effective actuation in robotic systems. Nonetheless, comprehensive reviews concerning the new developments and strategies for the ingenious design of the soft robotic systems equipped with AI are rare. Here, the new development is systematically reviewed in the field of soft robots with AI. First, background and mechanisms of soft robotic systems are briefed, after which development focused on how to endow the soft robots with AI, including the aspects of feeling, thought and reaction, is illustrated. Next, applications of soft robots with AI are systematically summarized and discussed together with advanced strategies proposed for performance enhancement. Design thoughts for future intelligent soft robotics are pointed out. Finally, some perspectives are put forward.

近年来，人工智能（AI）领域取得突破，也给机器人行业带来了革命性的变化。安全性高、重量轻、功耗低的软体机器人一直是研究热点之一。近年来，用于软体机器人感知的多功能传感器得到了快速发展，同时更多的高精度机器学习算法和模型也被优化和提出。具有人工智能的软机器人设计也取得了进步，从多模态传感、人机交互到机器人系统的有效驱动。尽管如此，关于配备人工智能的软机器人系统的巧妙设计的新发展和策略的全面评论却很少。本文系统回顾了人工智能软体机器人领域的新进展。首先介绍了软体机器人系统的背景和机制，然后阐述了如何赋予软体机器人人工智能，包括感觉、思维和反应等方面的发展。接下来，系统地总结和讨论了人工智能软机器人的应用，并提出了性能增强的先进策略。指出了未来智能软体机器人的设计思路。最后提出一些观点。