Qing‐Song Yuan

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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Qing-Song Yuan is a rising leader in bio-inspired adhesion and soft robotics, whose work deciphers nature’s most intricate attachment systems to engineer next-generation climbing robots and industrial grippers. His research centers on understanding the structure-function relationships of animal adhesive organs—particularly gecko feet and octopus suckers—and translating those principles into synthetic, switchable adhesion units. Yuan’s most cited paper (2023, 12 citations) introduces a reversible adhesive bio-toe with hierarchical structure, directly mimicking gecko locomotion to solve the long-standing challenge of agile, reversible adhesion in robotics. He further advanced the field by developing a flexible multi-cavity bio-inspired adhesive unit (2022, 5 citations), fabricated via an innovative laminated mold pouring technique that enables fluid-driven, multi-level adhesion for soft end-effectors. Most notably, his 2025 work (5 citations) achieves a breakthrough in adaptive climbing: a synergistic system integrating gecko-like van der Waals forces with octopus-inspired negative pressure, enabling a single robot to adhere robustly to diverse surface shapes—a feat previously unattainable. With a growing citation footprint and a clear trajectory from fundamental biology to deployable hardware, Yuan is shaping the future of bio-inspired adhesion for real-world manipulation and locomotion.