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Hailu Wang is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of flexible electronics, self-powered systems, and intelligent soft robotics. His work centers on developing next-generation sensory materials that seamlessly integrate energy harvesting, actuation, and high-resolution sensing into single, multifunctional platforms. Wang’s most influential contribution is his 2020 study on a self-powered, ultrasensitive flexible pressure sensor that utilizes color-tunable triboelectrification-induced electroluminescence. This innovation, cited 87 times, achieves unprecedented visualization of pressure distribution without external power, marking a major advance in human-machine interfaces and wearable diagnostics. In his highly regarded 2022 work (32 citations), Wang introduced self-sensing robotic structures from architectured particle assemblies, demonstrating a tight coupling of shape transformation, stiffness tuning, and sensory feedback—mimicking biological organisms. This breakthrough addresses a critical limitation in soft robotics, where actuation and sensing are typically decoupled. By enabling robots to both move and feel through their very structure, Wang’s research paves the way for more adaptive, autonomous, and resilient robotic systems, establishing him as a leading voice in the next wave of intelligent materials and embodied intelligence.
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- 2Self‐Sensing Robotic Structures from Architectured Particle Assemblies32 citations · 2022