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†: These authors contributed equally to this study and share the first authorship.
*: Co-corresponding author.
2025
39. Chen, C., Ren, H. and Wang, H.*. Augment Laminar Jamming Variable Stiffness Through Electroadhesion and Vacuum Actuation. In IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-Ro), (41), 819-836. [PDF]
2024
38. Lu, J., Hu, X., Zhu, X., Chen, C. and Wang, H.*. Adaptive Soft Pneumatic Robot Inspired by Locomotion of Snake. In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) (713-718). [PDF]
37. Liu, D., Liu, S., Yang, W., Yi, J., Zhang, W., Dai, J. S., Wang, Z. and Wang, H.*. Origami-Patterned Rigidification for Soft Robotic Bifurcation. Advanced Intelligent Systems. [PDF]
36. Liu, H., Fang, K., Chen, L., Xu, C., Chen, C., Wang, T., Wu, Z., Chen, G., Fu, C., Ye, J. and Wang, H.*. Implementation of a Long-Lasting, Untethered, Lightweight, Upper Limb Exoskeleton. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. [PDF]
35. Qu Y., Zhang Y., Huang B., Chen C., Wang H., Liu S. and Wang, H.*. Pump-Free Pneumatic Actuator Driven by the Vapor Pressure at the Gas–Liquid Equilibrium of Aqua Ammonia. Soft Robotics. [PDF]
34. Guan, J., Kunieda, M., Zhao, Y. and Wang, H.*. 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]
33. Huang, A., Cao, Y., Guo, J., Fang, Z., Su, Y., Liu, S., Yi, J., Wang, Z. and Wang, H.*. Foam-Embedded Soft Robotic Joint With Inverse Kinematic Modeling by Iterative Self-Improving Learning. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, (99), 1-8. [PDF]
2023
32. Xiao, X., Huang, K., Zhu, R., Xue, Y., Wang, W., Dai, J. S. and Wang, H.*. Programmable Pressure Pneumatic System for Soft Robots. In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), (99), 1-6. [PDF]
31. Chen, Y., Yang, D., Liu, Z., Yang, B. and Wang, H.*. Pipe-finder: Adaptive, Lightweight Pipe Robot Integrating Origami Anisotropic Stiffness Structure. In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), (99), 1-6. [PDF]
30. Zhu, R., Fan, D., Lin, J., Feng, H., Dai, J. S. and Wang, H.*. Machine-Learning-Assisted Soft Fiber Optic Glove System for Sign Language Recognition. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 9(2), 1540-1547. [PDF]
29. Fan, D., Liu, H., Wang, T., Zhu, R., and Wang, H.*. Monolithic Microchannels in Miniature Pneumatic Soft Robots for Sequential Motions. In 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 10191-10196. [PDF]
28. Cheng Chen, Dongliang Fan, Hongliang Ren, and Hongqiang Wang*. Comprehensive Model of Laminar Jamming Variable Stiffness Driven by Electrostatic Adhesion. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics , Early Access. ( JCR-1, IF: 6.4 ) [Main Text]
27. Dongliang Fan†, Renjie Zhu†, Xin Yang, Hao Liu, Ting Wang, Peisong Wang, Wenyu Wu, Huacen Wang, Yunteng Ma, Jian S. Dai, and Hongqiang Wang*. Innervation of Sensing Microchannels for Three-Dimensional Stimuli Perception. Advanced Materials Technologies , Early Access. ( JCR-1, IF: 8.856 ) [Main Text] [Supp. Info.] [Video]
26. Renjie Zhu, Dongliang Fan, Wenyu Wu, Chongshan He, Guojie Xu, Jian S. Dai*, and Hongqiang Wang*. Soft Robots for Cluttered Environments Based on Origami Anisotropic Stiffness Structure (OASS) Inspired by Desert Iguana. Advanced Intelligent Systems , Early Access. ( JCR-1, IF: 7.298 ) [Main Text] [Supp. Info.] [Video]
25. Guoyong Xie†, Dongliang Fan†, Huacen Wang, Renjie Zhu, Jianjun Mao, and Hongqiang Wang*. Strong Reliable Electrostatic Actuation Based on Self-Clearing Using a Thin Conductive Layer. Soft Robotics , Early Access. ( JCR-1, IF: 7.784 ) [Main Text] [Video]
24. Dongliang Fan, Yuxuan Liao, Wenyu Wu, Ping Zhang, Xin Yang, Renjie Zhu, Yifei Wang, Canhui Yang, and Hongqiang Wang*. Flow Casting Soft Shells with Geometrical Complexity and Multifunctionality. Advanced Materials Technologies , Early Access. ( JCR-1, IF: 8.856 ) [Main Text] [Supp. Info.] [Video]
2022
23. Huacen Wang, Boyu Yang, Junling Mei, Yujin Dai, Yixuan Xia, and Hongqiang Wang*. Thermal Casting for Monolithic Soft Actuators. 2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), IEEE , 2022, pp. 2063-2068. [Main Text]
22. Diancheng Li, Dongliang Fan, Renjie Zhu, Qiaozhi Lei, Yuxuan Liao, Xin Yang, Yang Pan, Zheng Wang, Yang Wu, Sicong Liu, and Hongqiang Wang*. Origami-Inspired Soft Twisting Actuator. Soft Robotics , Early Access. ( JCR-1, IF: 7.784 ) [Main Text] [Supp. Info.] [Video]
21. Daiyue Wei†, Quan Xiong†, Jiufeng Dong, Huacen Wang, Xuanquan Liang, Shiyu Tang, Xinwei Xu, Hongqiang Wang* , and Hong Wang*. Electrostatic Adhesion Clutch with Superhigh Force Density Achieved by MXene-Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride-Trifluoroethylene-Chlorotrifluoroethylene) Composites. Soft Robotics , Early Access. ( JCR-1, IF: 7.784 ) [Main Text] [Video]
20. Dongliang Fan, Xi Yuan, Wenyu Wu, Renjie Zhu, Xin Yang, Yuxuan Liao, Yunteng Ma, Chufan Xiao, Cheng Chen, Changyue Liu, Hongqiang Wang* , and Peiwu Qin*. Self-shrinking soft demoulding for complex high-aspect-ratio microchannels. Nature Communications , 2022, 13, 5083. ( JCR-1, IF: 17.694 ) [Main Text] [Supp. Info.] [Video]
19. Renjie Zhu, Yifan Zhang, and Hongqiang Wang*. Miniature Mobile Robot Using Only One Tilted Vibration Motor. Micromachines (Special Issue "Microrobotics: A Commemorative Issue in Honor of Professor Robert J. Wood") , 2022, 13(8), 1184. ( JCR-2, IF: 3.523 ) [Main Text]
18. Yifan Zhang†, Renjie Zhu†, Jianhao Wu, and Hongqiang Wang*. SimoBot: An Underactuated Miniature Robot Driven by A Single Motor. IEEE/ASME Transaction on Mechatronics , 2022, 27(6), pp. 5748-5759. ( JCR-1, IF: 5.867 ) [Main Text] [Video]
17. Quan Xiong, Xuanquan Liang, Daiyue Wei, Huacen Wang, Renjie Zhu, Ting Wang, Jianjun Mao, and Hongqiang Wang*. So-EAGlove: VR Haptic Glove Rendering Softness Sensation with Force-tunable Electrostatic Adhesive Brakes. IEEE Transaction on robotics , 2022, 38(6), pp. 3450-3462. ( JCR-1, IF: 6.835 ) [Main Text] [Video]
16. Yaqiang Ji, Yuxuan Liao, Haihui Li, Yuhang Cai, Dongliang Fan, Qian Liu, Shubin Huang, Renjie Zhu, Shuai Wang, Hongqiang Wang* , and Liang Guo*. Flexible Metal Electrodes by Femtosecond Laser-Activated Deposition for Human–Machine Interfaces. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , 2022, 14(9), pp. 11971-11980. ( JCR-1, IF: 10.383 ) [Main Text] [Supp. Info.]
2021
15. Qiong Wu, Zhenglong Yi, Hongqiang Wang , and Han Yuan*. Design and Experiment of a Soft Gripper Based on Cable-Driven Continuum Structures. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), IEEE , 2021, pp. 637-642. [Main Text]
14. Diancheng Li†, Liangmin Zhou†, Renjie Zhu, Jintao Yin, Zhengbai Liu, Han Yuan, and Hongqiang Wang*. A Soft Gripper Driven by Bellow Actuators and Twist Actuators for Dexterous Grasping. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), IEEE , 2021, pp. 962-967. [Main Text]
13. Zhen Tian, Li Su*, Haoyu Wang, Hongqiang Wang , and Yunlong Zi*. Underwater Self-Powered All-Optical Wireless Ultrasonic Sensing, Positioning and Communication with Ultrafast Response Time and Ultrahigh Sensitivity. Advanced Optical Materials , 2021, 2102091. ( JCR-1, IF: 10.050 ) [Main Text] [Supp. Info.]
12. Yiqiang Fu, Hongqiang Wang* , Yunlong Zi*, and Xuanquan Liang. A multifunctional robotic system toward moveable sensing and energy harvesting. Nano Energy , 2021, 89, 106368. ( JCR-1, IF: 19.069 ) [Main Text] [Supp. Info.] [Video]
11. Hongqiang Wang* , Peter York, Yufeng Chen, Sheila Russo, Tommaso Ranzani, Conor Walsh, and Robert J. Wood*. Biologically-inspired electrostatic artificial muscles for insect-sized robots. The International Journal of Robotics Research , 2021, 40(6-7), pp.895-922. ( JCR-1, IF: 6.887 ) [Main Text]
10. Yang Qu, Peisong Wang, Wenguang Wang, and Hongqiang Wang* . Analyses and Optimization of Electrostatic Film Actuators Considering Electrical Breakdown. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters , 2021, 6(2), pp. 1152-1159. ( JCR-1, IF: 4.321 ) [Main Text]
2020
9. Xian Song, Hongqiang Wang , Yangkun Zhang, Wenming Liu, Li Liu*, and Yuxin Peng*. A Miniaturized Dual-Slider Linear Actuator Using Electrostatic Adhesion and Inertia Drive. Actuators , 2020, 9(14), 114. ( JCR-2, IF: 2.523 ) [Main Text]
8. Wenguang Wang, Dongliang Fan, Renjie Zhu, Peisong Wang, Yonghua Zhao, and Hongqiang Wang* . Modeling and Optimization of Electrostatic Film Actuators Based on the Method of Moments. Soft Robotics , 2020, 8(6), pp. 651-661. ( JCR-1, IF: 7.784 ) [Main Text] [Supp. Info.]
Before 2020
7. Guoyong Xie, Wenguang Wang, Xianqiong Zhao, and Hongqiang Wang* . Low-voltage Electroadhesive Pad with Thin Insulation Layer Fabricated by Parylene Deposistion. 2019 IEEE 9th Annual International Conference on CYBER Technology in Automation, Control, and Intelligent Systems (CYBER), IEEE , 2019, pp. 197-202. [Main Text]
6. Yufeng Chen*, Hongqiang Wang , Elizabeth Farrell Helbling , Noah Jafferis , Raphael Zufferey, Aaron Ong, Kevin Ma , Nicholas Gravish, Pakpong Chirarattananon, Mirko Kovac, and Robert J. Wood*. A biologically inspired, flapping wing, hybrid aerial-aquatic microrobot. Science Robotics , 2017, 2(11), eaao5619. ( JCR-1, IF: 27.541 ) [Main Text] [Supp. Info.]
5. Hongqiang Wang* , and Akio Yamamoto. Analyses and Solutions for the Buckling of Thin and Flexible Electrostatic Inchworm Climbing Robots. IEEE Transaction on robotics , 2017, 33(4), pp. 889-900. ( JCR-1, IF: 6.835 ) [Main Text]
4. Hongqiang Wang* , and Akio Yamamoto. Peel force of Electrostatic Adhesion in Crawler-type Electrostatic Climbing Robots. Journal of the Japan Society of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics , 2015, 23(3), pp.498-503. ( JCR-3, IF: 0.706 )
3. Hongqiang Wang* , Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi. A Crawler Climbing Robot Integrating Electroadhesion and Electrostatic Actuation. International Journal of Advanced Robotic System , 2014, 11(12), p. 191. ( JCR-2, IF: 1.714 )
2. Hongqiang Wang* , and Akio Yamamoto. A Thin Electroadhesive Inchworm Climbing Robot Driven by an Electrostatic Film Actuator for Inspection in A Narrow Gap. 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), IEEE , 2013, pp. 1-6.
1. Hongqiang Wang* , Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi. Electrostatic-motor-driven Electroadhesive Robot. 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), IEEE , 2012, pp. 914-919.