Papers
32
Total Citations
1,390
H-Index
15
About
Liwei Lin is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, micro-scale actuation, and flexible electronics, whose work has fundamentally advanced our understanding of miniaturized intelligent systems. His most celebrated contributions center on insect-scale soft robots, where his 2019 paper on fast-moving, ultrarobust soft robots — now exceeding 495 citations — demonstrated that curved unimorph piezoelectric structures could simultaneously achieve remarkable mobility and durability in polymer-based systems. Building on this foundation, Lin developed electrostatic footpads enabling agile trajectory control in soft robots (172 citations), and pioneered a 5-mm untethered crawling robot driven by self-excited electrostatic vibration, addressing one of miniaturized robotics' grand challenges. Beyond locomotion, Lin has made significant strides in flexible sensing and energy storage, introducing piezoresistive stretchable strain sensors for human-machine interfaces (123 citations) and laser-induced graphene-based high-voltage microsupercapacitors (101 citations) tailored for robotic applications. His more recent work on iontronic pressure sensors and vibrotactile haptic actuators further demonstrates his breadth across wearable technology and human-machine interaction. Collectively, Lin's research portfolio reflects a remarkably coherent vision: enabling the next generation of autonomous, wearable, and interactive microscale systems.
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Top Papers
- 1Insect-scale fast moving and ultrarobust soft robot495 citations · 2019
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- 4High-Voltage Flexible Microsupercapacitors Based on Laser-Induced Graphene101 citations · 2018
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- 8A 5-mm Untethered Crawling Robot via Self-Excited Electrostatic Vibration38 citations · 2021
- 9Air Permeable Vibrotactile Actuators for Wearable Wireless Haptics37 citations · 2022
- 10A fast-moving electrostatic crawling insect34 citations · 2017