Papers
18
Total Citations
832
H-Index
10
About
Mingjing Qi is a pioneering researcher in the field of insect-scale robotics and microactuation systems, with a focus on creating ultra-miniaturized, high-performance robots that mimic biological locomotion. His major contributions include the development of soft robots based on curved unimorph piezoelectric structures, achieving both high mobility and robustness—a breakthrough demonstrated in his 2019 paper on insect-scale fast-moving soft robots, which has garnered 495 citations. Qi has also advanced high-voltage energy storage for microdevices, introducing flexible microsupercapacitors using laser-induced graphene (101 citations). Notably, he led the creation of the BHMbot, a 2-cm legged microrobot capable of ultrafast untethered running speeds (2024, 40 citations), and a 5-mm untethered crawling robot powered by self-excited electrostatic vibration (2021, 38 citations). His work on electrostatic crawling insects (2017, 34 citations) and flea-sized robots with powerful jumping and crawling abilities (2023, 22 citations) further underscores his impact. With over 800 total citations across his top papers, Qi’s innovations in actuation, energy systems, and bioinspired design are shaping the future of autonomous micro-robotics for applications in exploration, surveillance, and medicine.
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Top Papers
- 1Insect-scale fast moving and ultrarobust soft robot495 citations · 2019
- 2High-Voltage Flexible Microsupercapacitors Based on Laser-Induced Graphene101 citations · 2018
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- 4A 5-mm Untethered Crawling Robot via Self-Excited Electrostatic Vibration38 citations · 2021
- 5A fast-moving electrostatic crawling insect34 citations · 2017
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- 10Arc-heating actuated active-morphing insect robots10 citations · 2025