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†: These authors contributed equally to this study and share the first authorship.
*: Co-corresponding author.
2025
• Liu, H., Dai, Y., Yu, J., Wang, T., & Wang, H. (2025). Design and Implementation of an Electrostatic Adhesion-Driven Self-Sensing Actuator for Rapid, Stiffness-Modulated Pneumatic Actuators. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. [PDF]
• Qu, Y., Zhang, Y., Huang, B., Chen, C., Wang, H., Liu, S., & Wang, H. (2025). Pump-Free Pneumatic Actuator Driven by the Vapor Pressure at the Gas–Liquid Equilibrium of Aqua Ammonia. Soft Robotics, 12(2), 171-182. [PDF]
2024
• Chen, C., Ren, H., & Wang, H. (2024). Augment Laminar Jamming Variable Stiffness Through Electroadhesion and Vacuum Actuation. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. [PDF]
• Lu, J., Hu, X., Zhu, X., Chen, C., & Wang, H. (2024, December). Adaptive Soft Pneumatic Robot Inspired by Locomotion of Snake. In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) (pp. 713-718). IEEE. [PDF]
• Liu, D., Liu, S., Yang, W., Yi, J., Wang, H., Zhang, W., ... & Wang, Z. (2024). Origami-Patterned Rigidification for Soft Robotic Bifurcation. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 6(6), 2300767. [PDF]
• Liu, H., Fang, K., Chen, L., Xu, C., Chen, C., Wang, T., ... & Wang, H. (2024). Implementation of a Long-Lasting, Untethered, Lightweight, Upper Limb Exoskeleton. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. [PDF]
• Guan, J., Wang, H., Kunieda, M., & Zhao, Y. (2024). A wireless-feeding capacitive electrode mechanism for achieving massive nanosecond parallel-discharge EDM for large-size wafer flattening. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 126, 230-244. [PDF]
• Huang, A., Cao, Y., Guo, J., Fang, Z., Su, Y., Liu, S., ... & Wang, Z. Wang, H. (2024). Foam-embedded soft robotic joint with inverse kinematic modeling by iterative self-improving learning. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 9(2), 1756-1763. [PDF]
2023
• Xiao, X., Huang, K., Zhu, R., Xue, Y., Wang, W., Wang, H., & Dai, J. S. (2023, December). Programmable pressure pneumatic system for soft robots. In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. [PDF]
• Chen, Y., Yang, D., Liu, Z., Yang, B., & Wang, H. (2023, December). Pipe-finder: Adaptive, Lightweight Pipe Robot Integrating Origami Anisotropic Stiffness Structure. In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. [PDF]
• Zhu, R., Fan, D., Lin, J., Feng, H., Wang, H., & Dai, J. S. (2023). Machine-learning-assisted soft fiber optic glove system for sign language recognition. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 9(2), 1540-1547. [PDF]
• Fan, D., Liu, H., Wang, T., Zhu, R., & Wang, H. (2023, October). Monolithic microchannels in miniature pneumatic soft robots for sequential motions. In 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 10191-10196). IEEE. [PDF]
• Chen, C., Fan, D., Ren, H., & Wang, H. (2023). Comprehensive model of laminar jamming variable stiffness driven by electrostatic adhesion. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 29(3), 1670–1679. [PDF]
• Fan, D., Zhu, R., Yang, X., Liu, H., Wang, T., Wang, P., ... & Wang, H. (2023). Innervation of Sensing Microchannels for Three‐Dimensional Stimuli Perception. Advanced Materials Technologies, 8(17), 2300185. [PDF] [Supp. Info.] [Video]
• Zhu, R., Fan, D., Wu, W., He, C., Xu, G., Dai, J. S., & Wang, H. (2023). Soft robots for cluttered environments based on origami anisotropic stiffness structure (OASS) inspired by desert iguana. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 5(6), 2200301. [PDF] [Supp. Info.] [Video]
• Xie, G., Fan, D., Wang, H., Zhu, R., Mao, J., & Wang, H. (2023). Strong reliable electrostatic actuation based on self-clearing using a thin conductive layer. Soft Robotics, 10(4), 797-807. [PDF] [Video]
• Fan, D., Liao, Y., Wu, W., Zhang, P., Yang, X., Zhu, R., ... & Wang, H. (2023). Flow casting soft shells with geometrical complexity and multifunctionality. Advanced Materials Technologies, 8(8), 2201640. [PDF] [Supp. Info.] [Video]
2022
• Wang, H., Yang, B., Mei, J., Dai, Y., Xia, Y., & Wang, H. (2022, December). Thermal casting for monolithic soft actuators. In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) (pp. 2063-2068). IEEE. [PDF]
• Li, D., Fan, D., Zhu, R., Lei, Q., Liao, Y., Yang, X., ... & Wang, H. (2023). Origami-inspired soft twisting actuator. Soft Robotics, 10(2), 395-409. [PDF] [Supp. Info.] [Video]
• Wei, D., Xiong, Q., Dong, J., Wang, H., Liang, X., Tang, S., ... & Wang, H. (2023). Electrostatic adhesion clutch with superhigh force density achieved by MXene-poly (vinylidene fluoride–trifluoroethylene–chlorotrifluoroethylene) composites. Soft Robotics, 10(3), 482-492. [PDF] [Video]
• Fan, D., Yuan, X., Wu, W., Zhu, R., Yang, X., Liao, Y., ... , Qin, P., & Wang, H. (2022). Self-shrinking soft demoulding for complex high-aspect-ratio microchannels. Nature Communications, 13(1), 5083. [PDF] [Supp. Info.] [Video]
• Zhu, R., Zhang, Y., & Wang, H. (2022). Miniature mobile robot using only one tilted vibration motor. Micromachines, 13(8), 1184. [PDF]
• Zhang, Y., Zhu, R., Wu, J., & Wang, H. (2022). SimoBot: an underactuated miniature robot driven by a single motor. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 27(6), 5748-5759. [PDF] [Video]
• Xiong, Q., Liang, X., Wei, D., Zhu, R., Wang, T., ... & Wang, H. (2022). So-EAGlove: VR haptic glove rendering softness sensation with force-tunable electrostatic adhesive brakes. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 38(6), 3450-3462. [PDF] [Video]
• Ji, Y., Liao, Y., Li, H., Cai, Y., Fan, D., Liu, Q., ... , Guo, L., & Wang, H. (2022). Flexible metal electrodes by femtosecond laser-activated deposition for human–machine interfaces. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14(9), 11971-11980. [PDF] [Supp. Info.]
• Tian, Z., Su, L., Wang, H., Wang, H., & Zi, Y. (2022). Underwater self-powered all-optical wireless ultrasonic sensing, positioning and communication with ultrafast response time and ultrahigh sensitivity. Advanced Optical Materials, 10(5), 2102091. [PDF] [Supp. Info.]
2021
• Wu, Q., Yi, Z., Wang, H., & Yuan, H. (2021, December). Design and experiment of a soft gripper based on cable-driven continuum structures. In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) (pp. 637-642). IEEE. [PDF]
• Li, D., Zhou, L., Zhu, R., Yin, J., Liu, Z., Yuan, H., & Wang, H. (2021, December). A soft gripper driven by bellow actuators and twist actuators for dexterous grasping. In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) (pp. 962-967). IEEE. [PDF]
• Fu, Y., Wang, H., Zi, Y., & Liang, X. (2021). A multifunctional robotic system toward moveable sensing and energy harvesting. Nano Energy, 89, 106368. [PDF] [Supp. Info.] [Video]
• Wang, H., York, P., Chen, Y., Russo, S., Ranzani, T., Walsh, C., & Wood, R. J. (2021). Biologically inspired electrostatic artificial muscles for insect-sized robots. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 40(6–7), 895–922. [PDF]
• Qu, Y., Wang, P., Wang, W., & Wang, H. (2021). Analyses and optimization of electrostatic film actuators considering electrical breakdown. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 6(2), 1152-1159. [PDF]
• Wang, W., Fan, D., Zhu, R., Wang, P., Zhao, Y., & Wang, H. (2021). Modeling and optimization of electrostatic film actuators based on the method of moments. Soft Robotics, 8(6), 651-661. [PDF] [Supp. Info.]
2020
• Song, X., Wang, H., Zhang, Y., Liu, W., Liu, L., & Peng, Y. (2020). A miniaturized dual-slider linear actuator using electrostatic adhesion and inertia drive. Actuators, 9(4), 114. [PDF]
Before 2020
• Xie, G., Wang, W., Zhao, X., & Wang, H. (2019, July). Low-voltage electroadhesive pad with thin insulation layer fabricated by parylene deposition. In 2019 IEEE 9th Annual International Conference on CYBER Technology in Automation, Control, and Intelligent Systems (CYBER) (pp. 197-202). IEEE. [PDF]
• Chen, Y., Wang, H., Helbling, E. F., Jafferis, N. T., Zufferey, R., Ong, A., ... & Wood, R. J. (2017). A biologically inspired, flapping-wing, hybrid aerial-aquatic microrobot. Science Robotics, 2(11), eaao5619. [PDF] [Supp. Info.]
• Wang, H., & Yamamoto, A. (2017). Analyses and solutions for the buckling of thin and flexible electrostatic inchworm climbing robots. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 33(4), 889-900. [PDF]
• Wang, H., & Yamamoto, A. (2015). Peel force of electrostatic adhesion in crawler-type electrostatic climbing robots. Journal of the Japan Society of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 23(3), 498–503.
• Wang, H., Yamamoto, A., & Higuchi, T. (2014). A crawler climbing robot integrating electroadhesion and electrostatic actuation. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 11(12), 191.
• Wang, H., & Yamamoto, A. (2013, October). A thin electroadhesive inchworm climbing robot driven by an electrostatic film actuator for inspection in a narrow gap. In 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR) (pp. 1–6). IEEE.
• Wang, H., Yamamoto, A., & Higuchi, T. (2012, October). Electrostatic-motor-driven electroadhesive robot. In 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 914–919). IEEE.