Wang Wei Lee
Papers
16
Total Citations
1,262
H-Index
9
About
Dr. Wang Wei Lee is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, tactile sensing, and neuromorphic engineering, whose work is fundamentally reshaping how machines perceive and interact with their physical environment. His most celebrated contribution is the development of self-healing electronic skins for aquatic environments (639 citations), a breakthrough that enables resilient, water-resistant tactile sensing for underwater robotics and marine applications. Lee’s research extends to creating a neuro-inspired artificial peripheral nervous system for scalable electronic skins (298 citations), which mimics biological touch pathways to achieve rapid, distributed somatosensory perception—a critical step toward lifelike prosthetics and humanoid robots. He has also advanced tele-manipulation through a hybrid system combining a sensorized 3D-printed soft robotic gripper with a fabric-based haptic glove (106 citations), enabling intuitive remote control with tactile feedback. More recently, Lee has explored platypus-inspired electro-mechanosensory fingers for remote tactile sensing, and one-wire, damage-tolerant sensor matrices inspired by auditory tonotopy. His work on spiking neuromorphic networks for dynamic tactile discrimination and sim-to-real transfer for robotic manipulation with tactile sensory has garnered significant attention. With over 1,200 total citations, Lee’s innovations are driving the future of intelligent, touch-sensitive robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1Self-healing electronic skins for aquatic environments639 citations · 2019
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- 7Sim-to-Real Transfer for Robotic Manipulation with Tactile Sensory27 citations · 2021
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- 10Visual-Force-Tactile Fusion for Gentle Intricate Insertion Tasks6 citations · 2024