Papers
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Total Citations
1,721
H-Index
12
About
Changsheng Wu is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, flexible electronics, and human-machine interaction, whose work has fundamentally advanced how machines perceive and respond to the physical world. Best known for his groundbreaking development of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), Wu demonstrated their transformative potential through a self-powered triboelectric auditory sensor capable of enabling social robotics and hearing aid applications — a study that has garnered an remarkable 776 citations since 2018. His research portfolio spans tactile sensing, shape-programmable surfaces, and submillimeter-scale robotics, with notable contributions including a flexible triboelectric sensor for simultaneous material and texture recognition (175 citations) and a platypus-inspired electro-mechanosensory finger for tactile remote control. Wu's work on human-machine interfacing using tribotronics (239 citations) has helped establish a conceptual framework connecting AI, IoT, and wearable sensing ecosystems. More recently, he has explored visuotactile sensors and hierarchical 3D mesostructures, broadening the toolkit available to robotics engineers. With over 1,600 cumulative citations, Wu's research continues to shape the future of intelligent, self-powered robotic sensing systems.
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- 4Submillimeter-scale multimaterial terrestrial robots136 citations · 2022
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- 8Mechanically Guided Hierarchical Assembly of 3D Mesostructures41 citations · 2022
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