Quan Xiong

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Quan Xiong is a pioneering researcher in soft robotics, specializing in bio-inspired actuators, self-powered sensors, and human-machine interfaces. Their work centers on developing innovative soft robotic systems that combine pneumatics, electrohydraulics, and electrostatic adhesion to achieve unprecedented versatility and performance. Xiong’s most impactful contribution is the porous-structured self-powered tactile sensor (63 citations), which enables remote human-machine interaction through triboelectric effects. They also developed the amphibious fully-soft centimeter-scale crawling robot (32 citations), demonstrating remarkable locomotion in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. Their electrostatic adhesion clutch using MXene-polymer composites (31 citations) achieves superhigh force density for robotic applications. Xiong’s earthworm-inspired multi-material hybrid actuators (25 citations) and modular soft robots with origami skin (23 citations) showcase their talent for translating biological principles into functional soft machines. With over 200 total citations across their top papers, Xiong has established themselves as a rising leader in soft robotics, pushing the boundaries of what soft, compliant systems can achieve in terms of precision, load-bearing capacity, and multifunctionality.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Porous‐Structure‐Promoted Tribo‐Induced High‐Performance Self‐Powered Tactile Sensor toward Remote Human‐Machine Interaction

   63 citations · 2022
2. 2
   An Amphibious Fully‐Soft Centimeter‐Scale Miniature Crawling Robot Powered by Electrohydraulic Fluid Kinetic Energy

   32 citations · 2024
3. 3
   Electrostatic Adhesion Clutch with Superhigh Force Density Achieved by MXene-Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride–Trifluoroethylene–Chlorotrifluoroethylene) Composites

   31 citations · 2022
4. 4
   Earthworm‐Inspired Multi‐Material, Adaptive Strain‐Limiting, Hybrid Actuators for Soft Robots

   25 citations · 2023
5. 5
   Modular Soft Robot with Origami Skin for Versatile Applications

   23 citations · 2023
6. 6
   AC Square Wave Voltage-Driven Series Elastic Electrohydraulic Actuator With Stable and Smooth Displacement Output for Robotic Applications

   11 citations · 2024
7. 7
   Biomimetic tapered soft manipulator with precision and load-bearing capacity

   7 citations · 2024
8. 8
   Sarcomere‐Inspired Multilayer Artificial Muscle Units for Hyperconfigurable Robotic Applications

   6 citations · 2023
9. 9
   Single-Motor Ultraflexible Robotic (SMUFR) Humanoid Hand

   5 citations · 2024
10. 10
    A Soft Pneumatic Actuator with Multiple Motion Patterns Based on Length-tuning Strain-limiting Layers

    4 citations · 2023

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