Papers
12
Total Citations
267
H-Index
8
About
Renjie Zhu is a pioneering researcher in soft robotics and advanced manufacturing, whose work centers on origami-inspired actuators, flexible electronics, and miniature robotic systems. His major contributions include the development of the Origami-Inspired Soft Twisting Actuator (80 citations), which addresses the critical need for torsional motion in soft robots for manipulation and confined-space inspection. Zhu also introduced the Origami Anisotropic Stiffness Structure (OASS) (37 citations), drawing inspiration from the desert iguana to create variable-stiffness structures that seamlessly integrate rigidity and softness for cluttered environments. His innovative SimoBot (32 citations), an underactuated miniature robot driven by a single motor, advances low-cost, simple-structured platforms for swarm robotics. Additionally, Zhu’s work on femtosecond laser-activated deposition for flexible metal electrodes (38 citations) and self-shrinking soft demoulding for complex microchannels (31 citations) has significantly impacted human–machine interfaces and microfluidics. With over 250 total citations across his top publications, Zhu’s research not only pushes the boundaries of soft robotics but also provides practical, scalable solutions for real-world applications in wearable sensors, medical devices, and autonomous systems.
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Top Papers
- 1Origami-Inspired Soft Twisting Actuator80 citations · 2022
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- 4SimoBot: An Underactuated Miniature Robot Driven by a Single Motor32 citations · 2022
- 5Self-shrinking soft demoulding for complex high-aspect-ratio microchannels31 citations · 2022
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- 7Miniature Mobile Robot Using Only One Tilted Vibration Motor8 citations · 2022
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