Research Summary

Our research primarily concentrates on the mechanics of slender structures and their applications in robotic metamaterials endowed with innovative functionalities.

Mechanics of Slender Structures

Delayed bifurcation in elastic snap-through of slender beam (JMPS, 2021)

Shape-morphing Structures

Inverse design of shape-morphing structures (Soft Matter, 2020)

Modelling of Soft Robots

Dynamic modeling and optimal design of magnetic cilia carpet robot (EML, 2023)

Mechanical Metamaterials

Deployable metamaterials with multistep transformation (Sci. Adv., 2020)