📝 Publications

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Journal Articals

[7] Single Pump-Valve Pneumatic Actuation With Continuous Flow Rate Control for Soft Robots. [Link] [PDF] [Video]
Sicong Liu†, Lin Wang†, Zhongfeng Qian†, Dihan Liu, Wenpei Zhu, Shaowu Tang, Xuda Zhao, Wenjian Yang, Ying Lu, Juan Yi, Jian S. Dai*, Zheng Wang*
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 2399-2406.

[6] 3D Printed Multi-Cavity Soft Actuator with Integrated Motion and Sensing Functionalities via Bio-Inspired Interweaving Foldable Endomysium. [Link] [PDF] [Video]
Zhonggui Fang, Shaowu Tang, Yinyin Su, Xiaohuang Liu, Sicong Liu*, Juan Yi, Zheng Wang, Jian S. Dai*
Advanced Science, 2025, 12(3): 2409060.

[5] Soft Robotic Proprioception Enhancement Via 3D-Printed Differential Optical Waveguide Design. [Link] [PDF] [Video]
Shaowu Tang, Kailuan Tang, Yutao Guo, Shijian Wu, Jiahao Xu, Benkang Lou, Sicong Liu, Juan Yi*, Jian S. Dai, Zheng Wang
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 6975-6982.

[4] Learning Based Exteroception of Soft Underwater Manipulator with Soft Actuator Network. [Link] [PDF]
Kailuan Tang, Shaowu Tang, Chenghua Lu, Shijian Wu, Sicong Liu, Juan Yi, Jian S. Dai, Zheng Wang*
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 11082-11089.

[3] High-Performance Hydraulic Soft Robotic Control Using Continuous Flow Regulation and Partial Feedback. [Link] [PDF] [Video]
Shijian Wu, Kailuan Tang, Shaowu Tang, Sicong Liu, Juan Yi*, Jian S. Dai, Zheng Wang*
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 6967-6974.

[2] Performance enhancement of the soft robotic segment for a trunk-like arm. [Link] [PDF]
Shaowu Tang†, Kailuan Tang†, Shijian Wu, Yin Xiao, Sicong Liu, Juan Yi*, Zheng Wang*
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2023, 10: 1210217.

[1] A Strong Underwater Soft Manipulator with Planarly-bundled Actuators and Accurate Position Control. [Link] [PDF] [Video]
Kailuan Tang, Chenghua Lu, Yishan Chen, Yin Xiao, Shijian Wu, Shaowu Tang, Hexiang Wang, Binbin Zhang, Zhong Shen, Juan Yi, Sicong Liu, Zheng Wang*
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 6967-6974.

Conference Papers

[3] A Multi-Facet-Effector Soft Robot in Polyhedral Configuration for Multidirectional Function Reuse. [Link] [PDF] [Video]
Yige Wu, Xiaohuang Liu, Shaowu Tang, Sicong Liu*, Juan Yi, Zheng Wang, Jian S. Dai*
The 6th International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots (ReMAR), Chicago, IL, USA, 2024, pp. 601-607.
Best Paper Award

[2] Nested Dual-cavity Origami Enhancing Payload via Collaboration of Positive and Negative Pressure Actuation for Soft Actuator. [Link] [PDF]
Xiaohuang Liu, Zhonggui Fang, Shaowu Tang, Fang Chen, Sicong Liu*, Hongqiang Wang, Zheng Wang, Jian S. Dai*
The 17th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA), Xi'an China

[1] Miura-origami Soft Robots with Proprioceptive and Interactive Sensing via Embedded Optical Sensors. (Abstract, Oral) [Link] [Slides]
Shaowu Tang, Sicong Liu*, Jian S. Dai*
The 30th International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences (ICCES), Singapore