Papers
28
Total Citations
1,566
H-Index
19
About
Shi‐Yang Tang is a pioneering researcher in soft robotics and functional materials, best known for his groundbreaking work with liquid metal (LM) alloys. His research focuses on developing novel, stimuli-responsive composites and actuators that bridge the gap between electronics, mechanics, and robotics. Tang’s major contributions include the creation of liquid metal-filled magnetorheological elastomers with positive piezoconductivity (384 citations), which enable strain sensing through resistance changes, and the invention of a wheeled robot driven by a liquid metal droplet (160 citations), showcasing unconventional locomotion. He also developed a liquid metal artificial muscle (147 citations) that overcomes common actuator limitations like high voltages and water intolerance, and pioneered 3D-printed liquid metal polymer composites for 4D printing soft robots (114 citations). His work on magnetically- and electrically-controllable liquid metal droplets (90 citations) and programmable digital droplets (75 citations) has advanced the field of reconfigurable soft robots. With over 1,200 total citations across his top papers, Tang’s innovations in self-tunable conductivity and stiffness materials are shaping the future of intelligent, adaptive systems in soft robotics and electronic devices.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Liquid metal-filled magnetorheological elastomer with positive piezoconductivity384 citations · 2019
- 2A Wheeled Robot Driven by a Liquid‐Metal Droplet160 citations · 2018
- 3A Liquid Metal Artificial Muscle147 citations · 2021
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- 5Magnetically‐ and Electrically‐Controllable Functional Liquid Metal Droplets90 citations · 2019
- 6Liquid metal droplet robot83 citations · 2020
- 7Unconventional locomotion of liquid metal droplets driven by magnetic fields79 citations · 2018
- 8Programmable Digital Liquid Metal Droplets in Reconfigurable Magnetic Fields75 citations · 2020
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