Papers
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Total Citations
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About
Yao-Joe Yang is a pioneering researcher in flexible sensing systems, soft robotics, and artificial skin technologies, whose work has significantly advanced the field of human-robot interaction and biomimetic engineering. Based primarily at National Taiwan University, Yang has dedicated much of his career to developing flexible tactile and temperature sensing arrays that mimic the sensory capabilities of human skin. His landmark 2007 paper on integrated flexible temperature and tactile sensing arrays using PI-copper films garnered 164 citations, establishing a foundational framework for artificial robotic skin fabrication. This work spawned a productive research thread, including a 32×32 sensing array in 2009 and an anthropomorphic robot skin featuring highly-stretchable, twistable electrodes designed to withstand complex deformation — addressing critical limitations of earlier flexible sensor designs. Yang's contributions extend into capacitive sensing mechanisms, including a notably sensitive microdome-structured pressure sensor for robotic tactile detection. More recently, his research has broadened into soft robotics, with light-driven crawling robots capable of multidirectional locomotion and miniaturized bimorph actuators with self-sensing capabilities. Collectively, his portfolio reflects a sustained and evolving commitment to bridging microfabrication, materials science, and intelligent robotics.
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- 2A 32 × 32 temperature and tactile sensing array using PI-copper films80 citations · 2009
- 3An anthropomorphic robotic skin using highly twistable tactile sensing array22 citations · 2010
- 4Design and fabrication of an artificial skin using PI-copper films21 citations · 2007
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- 7A flexible tactile sensing array based on novel capacitance mechanism13 citations · 2009
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