Mohammad Lakhi

Papers

Total Citations

125

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About

Mohammad Lakhi is a leading researcher at the intersection of additive manufacturing and soft robotics, specializing in the emerging field of 4D printing. His work focuses on engineering smart materials that can change shape or function over time in response to external stimuli, with a primary goal of creating more adaptive and high-performance robotic systems. Lakhi’s major contributions include pioneering the design and multiphysics analysis of silicon-based soft parallel robots, demonstrating how 4D printing can produce complex, reconfigurable structures. He has also made significant strides in optimizing 4D printing parameters to develop bi-stable soft robotic grippers, a breakthrough for on-demand, dynamically controllable grasping tools. Furthermore, his research on 3D printing non-assembly compliant joints has enabled the creation of tendon-driven robotic fingers that integrate soft actuators and bio-inspired joints, eliminating the need for traditional assembly. With his most cited papers accumulating over 125 citations, Lakhi’s work is highly influential, providing foundational knowledge for next-generation soft robotics. His notable achievements include advancing the practical application of 4D printing in robotics, bridging the gap between theoretical material science and functional device fabrication.