I am happy to share two papers that are recently accepted by the ACC and T-mech. 1.  J. Sun and J. Zhao, “Modeling and simulation of soft robots driven by artificial muscles: an example using twisted-and-coiled actuators,” in 2022 American Control Confe…lnkd.in/gvaJXDq3

I am super happy to share that I have successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation titled “Soft and shape-morphing robots driven by twisted-and-coiled actuators”.  Please check out my website for my recent updates: lnkd.in/gJ62b5K2 I am most grate…lnkd.in/g-EKXgtz

I am very excited to share that I have been selected as a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Riser, Class of 2022. DARPA defines the Risers as, "up-and-coming standouts in their fields, capable of discovering and leveraging innovative oppor…lnkd.in/g-ViJtGg

The video shows the first soft robotic gripper that manipulates droplets (water, milk, blood ...)! I am glad to be one of the co-first authors of this wonderful work with Prof. Wei Wang and Sravanthi Vallabhuneni. Please find the manuscript: …lnkd.in/gCsA6YN5

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I’ve been following this moving story, sometimes in tears. They are in the age of my parents and came to the US more than 30 years earlier than my wife and me. But when I read the story to my wife, we saw ourselves in the story.

Only five days remain for the Southwest Robotics Symposium to happen again for the first time since 2019! Below is a sneak peek into what you can expect to experience at the event. If you haven't, register for free today: tinyurl.com/8mrf394p. #SWRS2024

Our first journal paper, led by my PhD student Rohan, has been published on RA-L. A Hybrid Variable-Stiffness Soft Back Support Device: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10883…… Thanks to all the coauthors, Prof. Hyunglae Lee, The Bach Nguyen, Yuanhao Chen SEMTE@ASU ASU Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering #exosuit

Two weeks ago, I wrapped up teaching MAE598: Soft Robotics at ASU. This class was a hands-on journey where students designed, built, and tested their own robotic systems. Arizona State University SEMTE@ASU

Our lab had a fantastic outreach with 40 enthusiastic 11th and 12th-grade students from the Summer Engineering Explore program at Arizona State University. PhD student Eric Weissman led an engaging workshop on fabricating artificial muscle.

A new work on artificial muscle was published in T-Mech, led by my amazing PhD student Eric Weissman. "Efficient Pneumatic Twisted-and-Coiled Actuators Through Dual Enforced Anisotropy". 🔗ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11017…