Robert J. Wood

47.6k citations
425 papers · 39.6k · 30 hit papers · h-index 91

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Papers in

    • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials 121
    • Soft Robotics and Applications 111
    • Robotic Locomotion and Control 63
    • Dielectric materials and actuators 26
    • Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms 134

Robert J. Wood

410 papers receiving 38.7k citations

Robert J. Wood's Hit Papers

Ultra-sensitive and resilient compliant strain gauges for soft machines 2020 · 429 citations
4290+3+7Years since publication50010001.5k

Peers

Robert J. Wood
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  • Condensed Matter Physics 7.7k
  • Biomedical Engineering 27.3k
  • Mechanical Engineering 14.2k
  • Aerospace Engineering 7.0k
  • Control and Systems Engineering 4.9k
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An integrated design and fabrication strategy for entirely soft, autonomous robots
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20161792
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Embedded 3D Printing of Strain Sensors within Highly Stretchable Elastomers
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20141436
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Soft robotic glove for combined assistance and at-home rehabilitation
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20141321
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Science, technology and the future of small autonomous drones
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20151071
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A Resilient, Untethered Soft Robot
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2014960
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A 3D-printed, functionally graded soft robot powered by combustion
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2015924
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The grand challenges of Science Robotics
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2018914
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Controlled Flight of a Biologically Inspired, Insect-Scale Robot
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2013896
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Untethered soft robotics
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2018873
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A method for building self-folding machines
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2014823
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Modeling of Soft Fiber-Reinforced Bending Actuators
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2015761
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The First Takeoff of a Biologically Inspired At-Scale Robotic Insect
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2008754
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Soft Robotic Grippers for Biological Sampling on Deep Reefs
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2016704
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Design and Fabrication of Soft Artificial Skin Using Embedded Microchannels and Liquid Conductors
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2012688
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Controlled flight of a microrobot powered by soft artificial muscles
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2019682
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The Gravo-Thermal Catastrophe in Isothermal Spheres and the Onset of Red-Giant Structure for Stellar Systems
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Fluid-driven origami-inspired artificial muscles
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2017622
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Meshworm: A Peristaltic Soft Robot With Antagonistic Nickel Titanium Coil Actuators
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2013589
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Programmable matter by folding
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2010560
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Soft Somatosensitive Actuators via Embedded 3D Printing
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2018524

About Robert J. Wood

Robert J. Wood is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics and Control and Systems Engineering, having authored 425 papers that have together received 39.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (134 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (121 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (111 papers), Micro and Nano Robotics (108 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (89 papers), Robotic Locomotion and Control (63 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (53 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (26 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Condensed Matter Physics (7.7k citations), Biomedical Engineering (27.3k citations), Mechanical Engineering (14.2k citations), Aerospace Engineering (7.0k citations) and Control and Systems Engineering (4.9k citations). Robert J. Wood has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and South Korea. Frequent co-authors include Conor J. Walsh, Daniel M. Vogt, Yong‐Lae Park, Daniela Rus, Kevin C. Galloway, Carmel Majidi, Michael T. Tolley, Michael Wehner, Ryan L. Truby and Jennifer A. Lewis. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Science Robotics, Advanced Functional Materials, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics and Smart Materials and Structures.

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