Shuyao Li

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems

Papers

Total Citations

160

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About

Shuyao Li is pioneering the intersection of bio-inspired robotics and energy harvesting, with a focus on triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) and smart actuators. Their most celebrated work, the "Fish-Wearable Data Snooping Platform" (2022, 72 citations), introduces a multifunctional device that uses an air sac TENG to simultaneously harvest underwater energy and monitor fish kinematics in real time—overcoming the limitations of conventional tethered or invasive methods. This innovation opens new avenues for aquatic biology and environmental sensing. Li’s earlier contributions include an ionic polymer-metal composite actuator driven by TENG pulse currents (2019, 46 citations), demonstrating how self-powered systems can precisely control soft robotics. They also developed a dual-stimulus smart actuator and robot hand based on a vapor-responsive PDMS film combined with a TENG (2019, 42 citations), where UV/O₃-modified PDMS curls spontaneously upon exposure to alcohol vapors—a low-cost, simple approach to intelligent actuation. With over 160 cumulative citations, Li’s work is shaping the future of wearable energy systems, autonomous underwater vehicles, and responsive soft robotics, making them a rising leader in sustainable, bio-integrated technology.