Landen Bowen

Brigham Young University, Pennsylvania State University

Papers

Total Citations

109

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About

Landen Bowen is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of origami engineering and medical robotics. His work focuses on developing compliant, origami-inspired mechanisms that can be magnetically actuated for applications ranging from surgical tools to self-assembling robots. Bowen’s most influential contribution is the conceptualization and modeling of the “Oriceps”—origami-inspired forceps—presented in his highly cited 2013 paper (80 citations). This work demonstrated how traditional rigid surgical instruments could be reimagined as foldable, compliant devices, opening new possibilities for minimally invasive robotic surgeries. He further advanced the field by exploring trade spaces in magnetically actuated origami mechanisms (26 citations) and optimizing dynamic models for their control (3 citations), addressing critical challenges in active material placement and folding sequence design. Bowen’s research bridges mechanical design, materials science, and robotics, offering elegant solutions for shape-morphing structures and self-assembling systems. His work has been instrumental in establishing origami as a viable engineering paradigm for next-generation medical devices and adaptive structures, inspiring further innovation in compliant mechanism design.