Yuxuan Lu

Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

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Yuxuan Lu is a rising researcher in the field of soft robotics, with a focus on designing and modelling bio-inspired, pneumatically actuated systems. Their key research areas include soft actuator design, variable stiffness mechanisms, and the development of climbing robots for unstructured environments. Lu’s most cited work, "Soft Actuator Model for a Soft Robot With Variable Stiffness by Coupling Pneumatic Structure and Jamming Mechanism" (2020, 37 citations), introduces a novel actuator that combines Pneu-Net structures with a driven jamming mechanism, enabling real-time control of rigidity and flexibility—a critical advancement for soft robots requiring both compliance and stiffness modulation. In a subsequent study, "Modelling of a soft multi-chambered climbing robot and experiments" (2021, 6 citations), Lu designed a pneumatic climbing robot that leverages the high flexibility of soft materials to mimic natural locomotion, demonstrating potential for navigating confined spaces and complex terrains. Though early in their career, Lu’s contributions to soft actuator modelling and variable stiffness control are laying important groundwork for more adaptive, controllable soft robotic systems, with applications ranging from search-and-rescue to medical devices.