Papers
28
Total Citations
248
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10
About
Manjia Su is a robotics researcher whose work spans soft robotics, climbing robots, and human-robot interaction, with a particular focus on designing novel robotic systems that excel in complex, real-world environments. Su's most influential contribution, "PISRob: A Pneumatic Soft Robot for Locomoting Like an Inchworm" (2018, 46 citations), introduced a biologically inspired soft robot capable of navigating challenging terrains, highlighting the safety and adaptability advantages of pneumatic soft systems over rigid alternatives. Building on this foundation, Su has made significant advances in pneumatic soft actuator design, developing systems capable of omnidirectional bending, pure in-plane motion, and tactile sensing for dexterous manipulation. Complementing this soft robotics expertise, Su's earlier work on biped climbing robots addressed critical challenges in autonomous gripper alignment and collision-free trajectory planning in spatial trusses. More recently, Su has extended research into space capture robotics and bio-inspired compliant grippers, reflecting a broad and evolving research vision. With over 170 cumulative citations across a decade of publications, Su's contributions have meaningfully shaped the fields of soft robotics, climbing robots, and intelligent manipulation, offering practical solutions for applications ranging from disaster response to aerospace engineering.
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- 1PISRob: A Pneumatic Soft Robot for Locomoting Like an Inchworm46 citations · 2018
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- 10Kinect-based robotic manipulation: From human hand to end-effector10 citations · 2015