Laihao Yang
Papers
10
Total Citations
77
H-Index
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About
Laihao Yang is a rising leader in continuum robotics, with a focus on designing, modeling, and controlling slender, hyper-redundant robotic systems for confined-space manipulation. His major contributions include pioneering the twin-pivot compliant mechanism and contact-aided continuum robots, which enable flexible deformation and precise motion in challenging environments like in-situ aero-engine maintenance. Yang’s work on comprehensive kinetostatic modeling and shape estimation has provided foundational tools for understanding and controlling these complex systems, with his top-cited papers—on novel continuum robotic systems and cable-driven robots—garnering 23 and 21 citations, respectively. Beyond continuum robots, he has innovated in bio-inspired adhesion and locomotion, developing Kresling origami-based multidirectional crawlers and liquid-amplified electrostatically driven suction cups inspired by octopus suckers. His recent reviews on variable stiffness and motion control for continuum robots highlight his role in synthesizing the field’s progress. With publications spanning 2021 to 2025, Yang’s work is rapidly gaining traction, offering practical solutions for industrial maintenance, soft robotics, and energy-efficient attachment systems.
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- 9Novel claw-type continuum robots: design, modeling, and control2 citations · 2025
- 10Variable Stiffness of Continuum Robotics: A Review2 citations · 2025