Dewei Tang
Papers
20
Total Citations
297
H-Index
10
About
Dewei Tang is a robotics engineer and researcher whose work spans miniature robotic systems, space exploration robotics, and bio-inspired locomotion mechanisms. His research addresses some of the most challenging frontiers in robotics, from microscale wireless control to planetary subsurface drilling. Tang's most influential contribution is his magnetically actuated gearbox for millimeter-scale robots (2022, 78 citations), a breakthrough that overcomes the fundamental torque limitations of miniature magnetic actuators, enabling more capable wireless millirobots. His work on bio-inspired jumping robots (2020, 52 citations) further demonstrates his versatility, combining series-elastic and parallel-elastic mechanisms to achieve efficient, agile locomotion at small scales. In the domain of space robotics, Tang has made notable strides with inchworm boring robots for lunar subsurface exploration, developing drilling load models and in situ identification methods for planetary regolith — critical tools for future extraterrestrial missions. His research on small-celestial-body anchoring robots (2023) reflects a sustained commitment to advancing space robotics capabilities. Earlier foundational work on pipeline robots with differential movement properties rounds out a career defined by mechanical innovation across scales and environments, making Tang a significant contributor to both terrestrial and space-based robotic systems.
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- 4Progress in the development of small-celestial-body anchoring robots15 citations · 2023
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