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About
Mujun Li is an emerging researcher at the forefront of soft robotics, smart materials, and magnetic actuation systems. His work sits at a compelling intersection of liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), ferromagnetic soft materials, and advanced manufacturing, with a particular focus on engineering programmable, multi-responsive systems for biomedical and robotic applications. Li's most celebrated contribution — a 3D-printed ferromagnetic liquid crystal elastomer with independently programmable dual-anisotropy — has garnered 97 citations since 2023, demonstrating the field's enthusiasm for materials that fuse magnetic and thermal actuation in a single platform. Complementing this, his work on near-ambient responsive LCEs and magnetic micropillars advances the practical deployability of these systems in low-power, body-compatible devices. Beyond materials design, Li has pushed into intelligent control, developing machine learning-driven navigation frameworks for ferromagnetic soft continuum robots — addressing a critical challenge in translating miniaturized robots into clinical environments. His annelid-inspired modular robot designs and bistable dome actuators further reveal a talent for drawing biological insight into engineering solutions. With over 200 cumulative citations across just a few years of publication activity, Li is rapidly establishing himself as a distinctive voice shaping the next generation of untethered, adaptive soft machines.
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- 7Addressable and perceptible dynamic reprogram of ferromagnetic soft machines10 citations · 2025
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