Te Faye Yap

About

Te Faye Yap is a rising star in the field of soft robotics, pushing the boundaries of how we interact with machines through innovative materials and design. Her research centers on three key areas: wearable assistive technologies, textile-based logic, and the unconventional use of biotic materials. Yap’s most impactful contribution is the development of a soft, textile-based pneumatic energy harvesting system that extracts power from foot strikes, eliminating the need for bulky batteries in assistive robotics—a work that has garnered 98 citations. She also pioneered "Logic-enabled textiles," creating a sheet-based logic architecture that paves the way for fully textile-based smart wearables (78 citations). In a striking departure from convention, Yap introduced the concept of "Necrobotics," using biotic materials—specifically, spider legs—as ready-to-use actuators, a bioinspired approach that has earned 43 citations. Her work on silicone elastomer curing and adhesion (11 citations) further strengthens the foundational manufacturing of soft devices. Yap’s research is not only highly cited but also profoundly creative, redefining what materials and systems can constitute a robot.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   A wearable textile-based pneumatic energy harvesting system for assistive robotics

   98 citations · 2022
2. 2
   Logic-enabled textiles

   78 citations · 2022
3. 3
   Necrobotics: Biotic Materials as Ready‐to‐Use Actuators

   43 citations · 2022
4. 4
   Understanding silicone elastomer curing and adhesion for stronger soft devices

   11 citations · 2025
5. 5
   Embedded Fluidic Sensing and Control with Soft Open‐Cell Foams

   7 citations · 2024
6. 6
   Thermally accelerated curing of platinum-catalyzed elastomers

   6 citations · 2024

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