Papers
12
Total Citations
648
H-Index
8
About
Lei Sheng is a pioneering researcher in the field of liquid metal-enabled soft robotics and transformable materials. His work focuses on harnessing the unique properties of gallium-based liquid metals to create revolutionary soft machines, actuators, and electronic skins. Sheng's major contributions include demonstrating the first synthetically chemical-electrical mechanism for large-scale reversible deformation of liquid metal objects (154 citations), which opened new avenues for soft robotics. He also developed the Cu–EGaIn enabled stretchable e-skin for interactive electronics (90 citations) and introduced the concept of transient state machines from colliding liquid metal motors (86 citations). His biomimetic work includes the LM-Jelly robotic jellyfish (82 citations) and self-fueled liquid metal mollusks. With over 700 total citations across his top papers, Sheng has fundamentally advanced the understanding of liquid metal transformations, enabling applications in soft logic devices, stretchable electronics, and autonomous soft robots. His research bridges materials science, mechanical engineering, and biomimetics, positioning him as a leading innovator in next-generation soft machine technologies.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
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- 2Liquid metal spiral coil enabled soft electromagnetic actuator98 citations · 2017
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- 5LM-Jelly: Liquid Metal Enabled Biomimetic Robotic Jellyfish82 citations · 2022
- 6Large-Magnitude Transformable Liquid-Metal Composites70 citations · 2019
- 7Liquid Metal‐Enabled Soft Logic Devices36 citations · 2021
- 8An Integrated Soft Jumping Robotic Module Based on Liquid Metals14 citations · 2021
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