Papers
22
Total Citations
1,645
H-Index
14
About
Xiaohao Wang is a pioneering researcher at the forefront of soft robotics, flexible sensing, and human-machine interfaces. His work spans insect-scale robotics, tactile sensing systems, and bioinspired robotic design, establishing him as a leading voice in the field of next-generation intelligent robotics. Wang's most celebrated contribution, "Insect-scale fast moving and ultrarobust soft robot" (2019, 495 citations), introduced a groundbreaking curved unimorph piezoelectric architecture that simultaneously achieves high mobility and mechanical robustness in soft robots—qualities rarely combined before. Building on this foundation, his 2021 work on electrostatic footpads (172 citations) demonstrated precise trajectory control in insect-scale robots, addressing a longstanding challenge in soft robotics. His 2023 PiezoClimber further extended this vision with versatile, terrain-adaptive climbing robots. Beyond locomotion, Wang has made significant strides in flexible and tactile sensing, with widely cited reviews on advanced sensing technologies for soft grippers and soft robots (224 and 144 citations, respectively). His research on stretchable strain sensors and triboelectric nanogenerators bridges robotics with wearable technology and underwater applications. With over 1,500 cumulative citations, Wang's interdisciplinary contributions are shaping the future of intelligent, biomimetic robotic systems.
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- 1Insect-scale fast moving and ultrarobust soft robot495 citations · 2019
- 2Recent Progress in Advanced Tactile Sensing Technologies for Soft Grippers224 citations · 2023
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- 5Advanced Flexible Sensing Technologies for Soft Robots144 citations · 2024
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- 7Recent Advances on Underwater Soft Robots98 citations · 2023
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