Papers
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Total Citations
215
H-Index
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About
Minjie Chen is a researcher at the forefront of soft robotics, metamaterials, and power electronics, whose work is reshaping how engineers think about intelligent, adaptive mechanical systems. His most celebrated contribution, "Modular Chiral Origami Metamaterials" (2025), has already garnered an impressive 119 citations, signaling a major advance in programmable structural design with implications spanning aerospace, biomedical engineering, and beyond. Chen's sustained focus on piezoelectric soft robots has produced a cohesive body of work that tackles the field's most persistent challenges: precise shape control in constrained environments, scalable untethered locomotion, and efficient high-voltage power management. His inchworm crawling robots demonstrate sophisticated multi-actuator coordination, while platforms like eViper push toward modular, scalable soft robotic architectures. Bridging hardware and control, Chen has also contributed innovations in power converter design specifically tailored to the demanding voltage requirements of soft actuators. Earlier work in EMG-based robotic arm control reflects his broader interest in human-machine interfaces. Collectively accumulating nearly 215 citations across a decade of research, Chen's interdisciplinary contributions make him a distinctive voice at the intersection of robotics, materials science, and electrical engineering.
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Top Papers
- 1Modular chiral origami metamaterials119 citations · 2025
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- 4Robot arm control method using forearm EMG signals12 citations · 2020
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- 8eViper: A Scalable Platform for Untethered Modular Soft Robots6 citations · 2023
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