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Yongmao Pei is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics, materials science, and acoustic manipulation. His key research areas include swarm robotics, particle manipulation, and polymer hybrid materials. Pei’s most significant contributions lie in developing acoustic vibration tweezers for robotic control—his 2020 work on robotic trajectories and morphology manipulation of single particles and granular materials (26 citations) and reconfigurable particle swarm robotics (23 citations) demonstrate novel methods to orchestrate collective particle behavior using sound fields, enabling automatic construction of complex robotic systems. He also advanced materials engineering by designing structured interfaces for stiff/highly stretchable polymer hybrids (8 citations), improving tensile strength and toughness for applications in robotics and biomedical devices. His recent 2025 work on fluid–structure boundary-driven Chladni patterns for selective particle manipulation (2 citations) extends these techniques into fluid environments, opening new possibilities for biomedical and material handling. Pei’s innovative integration of acoustic fields with robotic control has established him as a leading figure in non-contact manipulation, with his vibration tweezer approach offering transformative potential for autonomous assembly and swarm robotics.