Papers
143
Total Citations
13,842
H-Index
57
About
Carmel Majidi is a pioneering researcher at the forefront of soft robotics, stretchable electronics, and multifunctional soft-matter engineering. Based at Carnegie Mellon University, his work has fundamentally shaped how scientists and engineers conceive of robots and electronic systems that are compliant, adaptable, and biologically inspired. His landmark 2013 perspective paper on soft robotics, now cited over 1,270 times, helped define an entire field by articulating the principles and promise of robots built from fluids, gels, and elastomers that mimic living tissue. Majidi's most transformative contributions center on liquid metal composites — innovative materials that combine the electrical and thermal conductivity of metals with the mechanical compliance of soft elastomers. His groups' work on self-healing liquid metal–elastomer composites (1,033 citations) and high thermal conductivity soft elastomers (655 citations) has opened new pathways for robust wearable computing and resilient robotic systems. His research on untethered soft robotics (998 citations) further demonstrates the practical autonomy these systems can achieve. With multiple papers exceeding 300 citations and sustained output across materials science, robotics, and nanotechnology, Majidi stands as one of the most influential voices shaping the future of intelligent soft machines.
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Top Papers
- 1Soft Robotics: A Perspective—Current Trends and Prospects for the Future1,276 citations · 2013
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- 3Untethered soft robotics998 citations · 2018
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- 5Soft Multifunctional Composites and Emulsions with Liquid Metals397 citations · 2017
- 6Bio-inspired soft robotics: Material selection, actuation, and design395 citations · 2018
- 7Emergence of Liquid Metals in Nanotechnology376 citations · 2019
- 8Soft‐Matter Engineering for Soft Robotics345 citations · 2018
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- 10A multifunctional shape-morphing elastomer with liquid metal inclusions321 citations · 2019