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Insect-inspired Robots

Insect-Inspired Robots is a bioinspired soft robot design that emulates the morphological, locomotive, or behavioral characteristics of insects to achieve adaptive mobility, energy efficiency, and environmental resilience in complex terrains.

434

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26K

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1.2K

Authors

342

Institutions

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2017–2026

152

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Publications

434

Controlled Flight of a Biologically Inspired, Insect-Scale Robot

Y. Kevin, Pakpong Chirarattananon, Sawyer B. Fuller et al. · Science · 2013 · 1.1K citations

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The First Takeoff of a Biologically Inspired At-Scale Robotic Insect

Robert J. Wood · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 2008 · 907 citations

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GoQBot: a caterpillar-inspired soft-bodied rolling robot

Huai-Ti Lin, Gary G. Leisk, Barry A. Trimmer · Bioinspiration & Biomimetics · 2011 · 682 citations

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Discovery of Cellulose as a Smart Material

Jaehwan Kim, Sungryul Yun, Zoubeida Ounaies · Macromolecules · 2006 · 673 citations

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An autonomous untethered fast soft robotic insect driven by low-voltage dielectric elastomer actuators

Xiaobin Ji, Xinchang Liu, Vito Cacucciolo et al. · Science Robotics · 2019 · 524 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.2K

  1. RJ
    Robert J. Wood

    Harvard University, United States

    30 publications · 4.1K citations

    24

    h-index

  2. RD
    Roger D. Quinn

    Case Western Reserve University, United States

    27 publications · 2K citations

    24

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  3. HS
    Hirotaka Sato

    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    14 publications · 519 citations

    14

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  4. RE
    Roy E. Ritzmann

    Case Western Reserve University, United States

    14 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. SB
    Sawyer B. Fuller

    University of Washington, United States

    12 publications · 2.1K citations

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Institutions

342

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    28 h-index

    128 publications

    15.2K citations

  2. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, United States

    25 h-index

    114 publications

    8.1K citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    20 h-index

    81 publications

    9.7K citations

  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    15 h-index

    24 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    14 h-index

    51 publications

    2K citations

  6. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    13 h-index

    46 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    12 h-index

    38 publications

    2.3K citations

  8. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    12 h-index

    46 publications

    5.7K citations

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Venues

  1. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

    18 publications · 904 citations

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  2. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

    15 publications · 1.4K citations

    15

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  3. Science Robotics

    10 publications · 2.1K citations

    10

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  4. IEEE Transactions on Robotics

    9 publications · 1.9K citations

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  5. The International Journal of Robotics Research

    IJRR · 7 publications · 925 citations

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