Yuze Ye

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Yuze Ye is a rising researcher in soft robotics, with a focus on designing innovative actuators and grippers that bridge the gap between soft and rigid systems. Their work centers on developing high-force soft pneumatic actuators, including a linear-extension actuator for a soft-rigid gripper (28 citations) and an eccentric bending actuator for finger-type grippers (12 citations), addressing the longstanding challenge of low driving force in soft materials. Ye also introduced a cylindrical soft vacuum actuator (19 citations) that expands the actuation toolkit for soft robots. Beyond actuation, they have contributed to sensing and mobility: a piezoelectric sensor using MWCNT-enhanced polyvinyl chloride gel (6 citations) enables contact perception for grippers, while a novel soft-rigid wheeled crawling robot (5 citations) demonstrates high payload and amphibious capability. With over 70 total citations, Ye’s research is advancing practical soft robotics by combining novel materials, efficient actuation, and integrated sensing for applications in grasping, locomotion, and manipulation.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Modeling of a Soft-Rigid Gripper Actuated by a Linear-Extension Soft Pneumatic Actuator

   28 citations · 2021
2. 2
   Design of cylindrical soft vacuum actuator for soft robots

   19 citations · 2021
3. 3
   Eccentric High-Force Soft Pneumatic Bending Actuator for Finger-Type Soft Grippers

   12 citations · 2022
4. 4
   A Piezoelectric Sensor Based on MWCNT-Enhanced Polyvinyl Chloride Gel for Contact Perception of Grippers

   6 citations · 2025
5. 5
   A novel soft-rigid wheeled crawling robot with high payload and passing capability

   5 citations · 2022

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