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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
USA
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
116
Citations
58939
World Ranking
27
National Ranking
17

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award

Overview

Robert J. Wood is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research mainly focuses on engineering, with a specialization in biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, control and systems engineering, condensed matter physics, and aerospace engineering.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Publications by Robert J. Wood span various journals and conferences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Science Robotics
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)

Notable recent papers are:

  • Ultra-sensitive and resilient compliant strain gauges for soft machines (2020, Nature)
  • Textile Technology for Soft Robotic and Autonomous Garments (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • A Dexterous Soft Robotic Hand for Delicate In-Hand Manipulation (2020, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters)
  • Origami-inspired miniature manipulator for teleoperated microsurgery (2020, Nature Machine Intelligence)
  • A Wearable Soft Haptic Communicator Based on Dielectric Elastomer Actuators (2020, Soft Robotics)

Among frequent collaborators are Clark B. Teeple, Daniel M. Vogt, Nak-seung Patrick Hyun, James C. Weaver, and Kaitlyn P. Becker. These coauthors have contributed alongside Robert J. Wood in multiple publications, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • An integrated design and fabrication strategy for entirely soft, autonomous robots

    Michael Wehner;Michael Wehner;Ryan Landon Truby;Ryan Landon Truby;Daniel J. Fitzgerald;Daniel J. Fitzgerald;Bobak Mosadegh;Bobak Mosadegh

  • Embedded 3D Printing of Strain Sensors within Highly Stretchable Elastomers

    Joseph Thomas Muth;Daniel Vogt;Ryan Landon Truby;Yiğit Mengüç

  • Soft robotic glove for combined assistance and at-home rehabilitation

    Panagiotis Polygerinos;Zheng Wang;Kevin C. Galloway;Robert J. Wood

  • Science, technology and the future of small autonomous drones

    Dario Floreano;Robert J. Wood

  • Controlled Flight of a Biologically Inspired, Insect-Scale Robot

    Kevin Y. Ma;Pakpong Chirarattananon;Sawyer B. Fuller;Robert J. Wood

  • The grand challenges of Science Robotics

    Guang Zhong Yang;Jim Bellingham;Pierre E. Dupont;Peer Fischer;Peer Fischer

  • Resilient, untethered soft robot

    Michael T. Tolley;Robert F. Shepherd;Bobak Mosadegh;Robert J. Wood

  • A 3D-printed, functionally graded soft robot powered by combustion

    Nicholas Warren Bartlett;Nicholas Warren Bartlett;M. T. Tolley;Johannes Tesse bastiaan Overvelde;J Weaver

  • A method for building self-folding machines

    S. Felton;M. Tolley;E. Demaine;D. Rus

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

    R.J. Wood

  • Untethered soft robotics

    Steven I. Rich;Robert J. Wood;Carmel Majidi

  • Modeling of Soft Fiber-Reinforced Bending Actuators

    Panagiotis Polygerinos;Zheng Wang;Johannes T. B. Overvelde;Kevin C. Galloway

  • Improving our fundamental understanding of the role of aerosol−cloud interactions in the climate system

    John H. Seinfeld;Christopher Bretherton;Kenneth S. Carslaw;Hugh Coe

  • Design and Fabrication of Soft Artificial Skin Using Embedded Microchannels and Liquid Conductors

    Yong-Lae Park;Bor-Rong Chen;R. J. Wood

  • Soft Robotic Grippers for Biological Sampling on Deep Reefs.

    Kevin C. Galloway;Kaitlyn P. Becker;Brennan Phillips;Jordan Kirby

  • On the Relationship between Stratiform Low Cloud Cover and Lower-Tropospheric Stability

    Robert Wood;Christopher S. Bretherton

  • Controlled flight of a microrobot powered by soft artificial muscles

    Yufeng Chen;Yufeng Chen;Yufeng Chen;Huichan Zhao;Jie Mao;Jie Mao;Pakpong Chirarattananon

  • Programmable matter by folding

    E. Hawkes;B. An;N. M. Benbernou;H. Tanaka

  • Meshworm: A Peristaltic Soft Robot With Antagonistic Nickel Titanium Coil Actuators

    Sangok Seok;Cagdas Denizel Onal;Kyu-Jin Cho;Robert J. Wood

  • Fluid-driven origami-inspired artificial muscles

    Shuguang Li;Shuguang Li;Shuguang Li;Daniel M. Vogt;Daniel M. Vogt;Daniela Rus;Robert J. Wood;Robert J. Wood

  • Towards a 3g crawling robot through the integration of microrobot technologies

    R. Sahai;S. Avadhanula;R. Groff;E. Steltz

Frequent Co-Authors

Conor J. Walsh
Conor J. Walsh Harvard University
Yong-Lae Park
Yong-Lae Park Seoul National University
Radhika Nagpal
Radhika Nagpal Princeton University
Carmel Majidi
Carmel Majidi Carnegie Mellon University
Michael T. Tolley
Michael T. Tolley University of California, San Diego
Ronald S. Fearing
Ronald S. Fearing University of California, Berkeley
George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University
Gu-Yeon Wei
Gu-Yeon Wei Harvard University
David R. Clarke
David R. Clarke Harvard University

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