Shaowu Tang

Shaowu Tang

Master's student @ SUSTech

😀 About Me

👋 Hi there! I am Shaowu Tang (唐绍武 in Chinese), a 3rd-year Master’s student at Southern University of Science and Technology. My research mainly focuses on soft robots and bio-inspired robots, including their structural design, control, and sensing methods. These research works are conducted under the supervision and advice of Prof. Jian S. Dai and Prof. Zheng Wang. Before that, I received my B.Eng. Degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Mao Yisheng Honors College, Southwest Jiaotong University in June 2018.

👨‍🎓 Education

📢 News

  • 2025/01/09 [Publication] Our work on Pump-Valve Pneumatic Actuation System for Soft Robots has been accepted by the journal RA-L! It’s a great start to 2025!

  • 2024/11/18 [Publication] Our work on Muscle-Inspired Multifunctional Actuators has been accepted by the journal Adv. Sci.!

  • 2024/11/17 [Conference] Together with our lab members, I attended the 9th Soft Robotics Conference held at Tsinghua University in Beijing. It was a great experience!

  • 2024/10/18 [Publication] Our work on Learning-Based Collision Detection for Soft Arms has been accepted by the journal RA-L!

  • 2024/06/26 [Award] Our work on Multifunctional Soft Robots won the Best Paper Award at the 6th ReMAR conference!

  • 2024/06/01 [Publication] Our work on 3D-Printed Flexible Optical Waveguide Sensors for Proprioception in Soft Robots has been accepted by the journal RA-L!

  • 2024/05/26 [Publication] Our work on Flow Regulation Control Systems for Soft Robots has been accepted by the journal RA-L!

📝 Publications

Journal Articals

[6] 2024 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

[5] 2024 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

[4] 2024 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

[3] 2024 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

[2] 2023 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

[1] 2023 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

Conference Papers

[3] 2024 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
ReMAR, Best Paper Award

[2] 2024 Nested Dual-cavity Origami Enhancing Payload via Collaboration of Positive and Negative Pressure Actuation for Soft Actuator. (Accepted) [PDF]
Xiaohuang Liu, Zhonggui Fang, Shaowu Tang, Fang Chen, Sicong Liu, Hongqiang Wang, Zheng Wang, Jian S. Dai
ICIRA

[1] 2024 Miura-origami Soft Robots with Proprioceptive and Interactive Sensing via Embedded Optical Sensors. (Abstract, Oral) [Link] [Slides]
Shaowu Tang, Sicong Liu, Jian S. Dai
ICCES