The field of robotics is witnessing significant advancements in the development of continuum robots and humanoid control systems. Researchers are exploring new abstractions and models to improve the control and manipulation capabilities of these robots. One notable direction is the use of joint space abstractions and Clarke transforms to simplify and enhance control strategies. Additionally, the development of new control frameworks and methods, such as teleoperation using physical twins, is enabling more complex interactions with the environment. These innovations are expected to have a significant impact on the development of soft robots and humanoid systems. Noteworthy papers include:

• Displacement-Actuated Continuum Robots: A Joint Space Abstraction, which extends the joint space abstraction to feature length extension and twisting.
• Control the Soft Robot Arm with its Physical Twin, which proposes a method of using an identical physical twin for teleoperation.
• Toward Dynamic Control of Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots using Clarke Transform, which presents a dynamic model and control framework for tendon-driven continuum robots.