Jun Mizuno

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Jun Mizuno is a leading figure in soft robotics and flexible electronics, renowned for pioneering low-cost, intelligent actuation systems. His core research integrates fluidic elastomer actuators (FEAs) with paper-based electronics, enabling real-time sensing of deformation, shape, and proximity. Mizuno’s landmark 2020 work, “Low‐Cost Sensor‐Rich Fluidic Elastomer Actuators Embedded with Paper Electronics,” has garnered over 20 citations and demonstrates how paper substrates and nanosilver ink can create recyclable, sensor-rich soft robots. He further advanced this field with “Foldable Kirigami Paper Electronics,” which explores innovative paper patterning for flexible devices. Earlier in his career, Mizuno contributed to MEMS technology, co-authoring a seminal 1996 paper on a silicon capacitive structure for simultaneous acceleration and angular rate detection. His work bridges affordability and functionality, making soft robotics more accessible for education and prototyping. With a citation count exceeding 40 across his most influential papers, Mizuno’s contributions are shaping the future of sustainable, intelligent robotic systems.

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1. 1
   Low‐Cost Sensor‐Rich Fluidic Elastomer Actuators Embedded with Paper Electronics

   20 citations · 2020
2. 2
   Foldable Kirigami Paper Electronics

   9 citations · 2020
3. 3
   Low‐Cost Sensor‐Rich Fluidic Elastomer Actuators Embedded with Paper Electronics

   8 citations · 2020
4. 4
   Fabrication and characterization of a silicon capacitive structure for simultaneous detection of acceleration and angular rate

   6 citations · 1996

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