Chao-Yung Yeh

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Dr. Chao-Yung Yeh is a leading innovator in soft robotics, specializing in bio-inspired locomotion and deployable mechanisms for confined environments. His research focuses on developing flexible, adaptive robots capable of navigating complex tubular structures, such as pipelines and conduits, where traditional rigid robots fail. Yeh’s major contributions include pioneering the use of multistable buckling mechanics to create soft robots that seamlessly transition between crawling and hopping motions, enabling them to traverse vertical, curved, and obstructed pipes. His most-cited work, "Soft hopping and crawling robot for in-pipe traveling" (2020, 53 citations), demonstrates a novel design that combines pneumatic actuation with elastic instability for efficient, untethered movement. This builds on his earlier foundational study, "Tube-crawling soft robots driven by multistable buckling mechanics" (2018, 41 citations), which established the theoretical and experimental framework for exploiting snap-through instabilities in soft materials. Yeh’s achievements have been recognized for their potential in industrial inspection, search-and-rescue, and medical endoscopy, offering safer, more versatile alternatives to conventional inspection tools. His work continues to inspire new approaches to soft robot locomotion and adaptive structure design.