Weihua Li

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Weihua Li is a prolific researcher whose work spans soft robotics, smart materials, and advanced manufacturing, with particular expertise in liquid metal systems and magnetorheological composites. His most influential contribution, "Liquid metal-filled magnetorheological elastomer with positive piezoconductivity" (2019, 384 citations), pioneered a new class of conductive elastic composites that revolutionized strain sensing in soft electronics. Building on this foundation, Li has systematically advanced liquid metal technology, developing a wheeled robot driven by liquid metal droplets (160 citations), a liquid metal artificial muscle (147 citations), and magnetically and electrically controllable liquid metal systems — collectively establishing him as a leading voice in this emerging field. His 2023 work on NIR-responsive 4D printing soft robots further demonstrates his ability to integrate cutting-edge fabrication techniques with functional materials. Beyond soft robotics, Li has made significant contributions to robotic machining, addressing chatter suppression through magnetorheological elastomer absorbers (140 citations), and to medical robotics through a widely-cited review of robotic endoscopic capsule localization (274 citations). With cumulative citations exceeding 1,700, his interdisciplinary research continues to shape the future of intelligent, flexible robotic systems.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Liquid metal-filled magnetorheological elastomer with positive piezoconductivity

   384 citations · 2019
2. 2
   A Review of Localization Systems for Robotic Endoscopic Capsules

   274 citations · 2012
3. 3
   A Wheeled Robot Driven by a Liquid‐Metal Droplet

   160 citations · 2018
4. 4
   A Liquid Metal Artificial Muscle

   147 citations · 2021
5. 5
   A Review on Chatter in Robotic Machining Process Regarding Both Regenerative and Mode Coupling Mechanism

   142 citations · 2018
6. 6
   Mode coupling chatter suppression for robotic machining using semi-active magnetorheological elastomers absorber

   140 citations · 2018
7. 7
   Design and Implementation of a Soft Robotic Arm Driven by SMA Coils

   136 citations · 2018
8. 8
   On a CPG-Based Hexapod Robot: AmphiHex-II With Variable Stiffness Legs

   114 citations · 2018
9. 9
   3D-printed liquid metal polymer composites as NIR-responsive 4D printing soft robot

   114 citations · 2023
10. 10
    Magnetically‐ and Electrically‐Controllable Functional Liquid Metal Droplets

    90 citations · 2019

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