Papers
12
Total Citations
1,810
H-Index
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About
Youhua Xiao is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, smart materials, and electroactive systems. His work spans dielectric elastomers, carbon aerogels, and bioinspired artificial muscles, with a defining focus on engineering materials and actuators that replicate the elegance of biological motion. Xiao's most celebrated contribution—"Self-powered Soft Robot in the Mariana Trench" (2021)—garnered over 1,100 citations and demonstrated the extraordinary potential of soft robotic systems to operate under extreme deep-sea conditions, capturing global scientific attention. His development of highly stretchable carbon aerogels (2018, 304 citations) addressed a long-standing materials challenge, enabling reversible high stretchability in neat carbon structures. Across multiple studies, Xiao has systematically advanced dielectric elastomer actuators, tackling critical barriers such as high actuation voltage, anisotropic control, and precise modeling of multilayer bending systems. His reinforcement learning-integrated soft robot (2018) further bridges materials science with intelligent control. With contributions totaling nearly 1,900 citations, Xiao has established himself as a leading voice in next-generation soft robotics and electroactive materials, offering foundational tools for researchers designing flexible, autonomous, and biomimetic machines.
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Top Papers
- 1Self-powered soft robot in the Mariana Trench1,134 citations · 2021
- 2Highly stretchable carbon aerogels304 citations · 2018
- 3A soft artificial muscle driven robot with reinforcement learning77 citations · 2018
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- 5Anisotropic electroactive elastomer for highly maneuverable soft robotics68 citations · 2020
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