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THU Soft Robotics Research Group is part of Modern Mechanisms and Robotic Equipment Lab at Tsinghua University
Latest News
[04/2025]
One paper is accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Robotics (TRO). Congratulations to Xuguang Dong and the coauthors!
[02/2025]
One paper is accepted for publication in the International Journal of Robotics Research. Congratulations to Dr. Yu Herng Tan and the coauthors!
[01/2025]
Two papers are accepted by ICRA 2025. Congratulations to Qi Shao and Ran Cheng!
[12/2024]
One paper is accepted for publication in Advanced Functional Materials. Congratulations to Qi Shao and the coauthors!
[12/2024]
One paper is accepted for publication in Advanced Materials Technologies. Congratulations to Trivoramai Jiralerspong and the coauthors!
[12/2024]
Qi' paper is selected to be featured on the back cover of the Journal of Field Robotics. Congratulations to Qi Shao and the coauthors!
[12/2024]
Trivoramai Jiralerspong is honored to receive the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) graduate funding. Congratulations to Trivoramai Jiralerspong!
[11/2024]
Congratulations to Zhonghan Lin for his successful defense of his Ph.D. thesis!
[11/2024]
One paper is accepted for publication in Applied Energy. Congratulations to Zhong Wang and the coauthors!
[06/2024]
Prof. Zhao has been invited to join the Senior editorial board of the IEEE Transactions on Robotics (TRO) and will serve as an Editor for the next five years.
Selected Publications
A Center-less Quadrotor Design with a Soft Enveloping Grasper for Aerial Grasping and Delivery Tasks, International Journal of Robotics Research, 2025
Design and Control of a Musculoskeletal Bionic Leg with Optimized and Sensorized Soft Artificial Muscles, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2025
Long, Fibrous, and Tailorable Dielectric Elastomer Artificial Muscles via Mask-Free Stamping of Carbon Nanotube Electrodes, Advanced Functional Materials, 2025
Design and Implementation of an Underactuated Gripper with Enhanced Shape Adaptability and Lateral Stiffness through Semi-Active Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Endoskeletons, International Journal of Robotics Research, 2024
Soft Pocket Pump for Multi-Medium Transportation via an Active Tubular Diaphragm, Advanced Functional Materials, 2023
Active-Cooling-in-the-Loop Controller Design and Implementation for an SMA-Driven Soft Robotic Tentacle, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2023
A Pipeline Inspection Robot for Navigating Tubular Environments in the Sub-centimeter Scale, Science Robotics, 2022
Soft, Tough, and Fast Polyacrylate Dielectric Elastomer for Non-magnetic Motor, Nature Communications, 2021
Enhancing the Universality of a Pneumatic Gripper via Continuously Adjustable Initial Grasp Postures, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2021
Controlled Flight of a Microrobot Powered by Soft Artificial Muscles, Nature, 2019
Compact Dielectric Elastomer Linear Actuator, Advanced Functional Materials, 2018
Optoelectronically Innervated Soft Prosthetic Hand via Stretchable Optical Waveguides, Science Robotics, 2016
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