Soft robotic VAD implementations, control schemes, and HF models. Soft robotic VAD implementations, control schemes, and HF models. (A) Soft robotic device as applied to the RV with pacing for control and as a HF model. (B) Device applied to the RV with pressure-triggering control and a pressure overload RHF model. (C) Soft robotic device applied to the LV with coronary ligation LHF model. (D) Soft robotic device applied to the LV with a coronary microvasculature occlusion LHF model. Christopher J. Payne et al. Sci. Robotics 2017;2:eaan6736 Copyright © 2017 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works