Zhangping Ji

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Total Citations

102

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Zhangping Ji is a leading researcher in the field of flexible electronics and tactile sensing, with a primary focus on developing advanced sensor technologies for robotic skin. Their major contributions center on the design and fabrication of large-scale, flexible tactile sensing arrays that enable robots to perceive touch with high sensitivity and durability. Ji pioneered the use of capacitive mechanisms in flexible sensor arrays, as demonstrated in their highly cited 2016 work (66 citations), which introduced an 8×8 sensing unit array on PET substrates for precise force measurement. Building on this, Ji advanced the field by developing a self-powered triboelectric tactile sensing array (2017, 25 citations), eliminating the need for external power sources and enabling large-scale, energy-efficient robot skin. Their work has been instrumental in bridging the gap between rigid conventional sensors and the need for conformable, sensitive interfaces for humanoid robotics and prosthetics. With a cumulative citation count exceeding 100 across their most notable publications, Ji’s research has laid critical groundwork for next-generation tactile sensing systems, earning recognition for its innovation in materials integration and system scalability.