Mohammad Khalid Jawed
University of California, Los Angeles, Carnegie Mellon University, University of West Los Angeles
Papers
44
Total Citations
1,249
H-Index
15
About
Mohammad Khalid Jawed is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, bio-inspired engineering, and autonomous systems. His work centers on developing agile, untethered soft robots capable of dynamic locomotion, with a particular focus on shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators — materials that are compliant, energy-dense, and controllable with miniaturized electronics. His landmark 2018 and 2019 papers on SMA-driven soft robots, collectively accumulating nearly 400 citations, addressed one of the field's most persistent challenges: achieving biologically relevant locomotion speeds without sacrificing the inherent compliance of soft systems. Jawed's contributions extend to simulation frameworks for articulated soft robots (116 citations), enabling more efficient design and control pipelines, and to bistable soft actuators that unlock multimodal locomotion mimicking nature's versatility (106 citations). His 2023 work on sunlight-powered self-oscillating robots (144 citations) represents a bold step toward fully autonomous, energy-harvesting soft machines. Beyond robotics, Jawed has applied his engineering expertise to precision agriculture, developing AI-driven weed control and autonomous navigation systems for farm robots. His research consistently bridges fundamental mechanics with transformative real-world applications, making him a significant voice in modern robotics.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Highly Dynamic Shape Memory Alloy Actuator for Fast Moving Soft Robots200 citations · 2019
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- 4Dynamic simulation of articulated soft robots116 citations · 2020
- 5Highly Dynamic Bistable Soft Actuator for Reconfigurable Multimodal Soft Robots106 citations · 2022
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- 8Echinoderm-Inspired Tube Feet for Robust Robot Locomotion and Adhesion29 citations · 2018
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