David Pang

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David Pang is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics and advanced materials, with a primary focus on soft robotics and autonomous systems. His early work established foundational contributions to service robotics, most notably through his 2014 paper "Rancang Bangun Robot Pengantar Makanan Line follower," which has garnered 14 citations and demonstrated how line-following automation could revolutionize food service industries by replacing human waitstaff. This practical innovation laid the groundwork for his more recent, groundbreaking research into MXene-based soft robots, published in 2025 and already accumulating 7 citations. In this landmark study, Pang engineered robots capable of multi-stimulus response—reacting to temperature, light, and pressure—while simultaneously functioning as energy storage devices, effectively creating machines that power themselves. This dual-functionality breakthrough positions him at the forefront of sustainable robotics, merging material science with autonomous systems. His work bridges the gap between industrial automation and next-generation soft robotics, offering transformative potential for healthcare, logistics, and human-robot interaction. Pang’s trajectory from practical service robots to cutting-edge multifunctional materials marks him as a visionary engineer whose innovations are shaping the future of intelligent, energy-autonomous machines.