Papers
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Total Citations
135
H-Index
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About
Yang Zhong is a robotics and microsystems researcher whose work spans two compelling frontiers: flexible tactile sensing for robot skins and laser-driven microrobotics for microfactory applications. His most influential contribution, "Modeling and Fabrication of Scalable Tactile Sensor Arrays for Flexible Robot Skins" (2019, 41 citations), established a foundational framework for developing multi-modal sensing surfaces that enable robots to perceive and respond to physical contact in human-collaborative environments. This work, complemented by his organic piezoresistive sensor research and earlier parametric investigations, demonstrates a sustained commitment to making physical human-robot interaction safer and more intuitive. Equally notable is Zhong's pioneering work on untethered light-powered microrobots. His ChevBot platform — a submillimeter robot propelled by thermal MEMS actuation under laser illumination — has spawned multiple research threads, including the SolarPede mobile micro-crawler and the SerpenBot, which incorporates learning control strategies. His multiphysics modeling methodology further strengthens the theoretical rigor underlying these systems. With over 125 cumulative citations and contributions spanning sensor fabrication, compliant micromechanisms, and miniaturized robotic arms, Zhong represents an emerging voice bridging microscale robotics and intelligent human-robot interaction.
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- 3SolarPede: a stick-and-slip, light-powered, Mobile micro-crawler17 citations · 2020
- 4Parametric investigation of scalable tactile sensors13 citations · 2017
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- 9Design and fabrication of an articulated four axes microrobot arm3 citations · 2017
- 10A General Kinematic Modeling Framework for a 3D Compliant Micromechanism3 citations · 2018