Publications in 2026

Ziyu Wei†, Luting Wang†, Chen Gao*, Li Wen* and Si Liu*
“ManiSoft: Towards Vision-Language Manipulation for Soft Continuum Robotics”
43rd International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2026), June 2026
Yi Xiong†, Feiyang Yuan†, Qiyi Zhang, Lei Bao, andLi Wen*
“OcTac: An Octopus Sucker-Inspired Vision-Based Tactile Sensor with Self-Adaptive Adhesion”
2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA 2026), April 2026
Xinglong Zhang*, Cong Li, Hangjie Mo, Yue Jiang, Wenyu Cao, Xin Xu*, Wei Jiang, Zhenshan Bing, Yihe Yang, Xiaojian Li, Yueneng Yang, Huimin Lu, Ling-li Zeng, Alois Knoll, Dewen Hu*,Li Wen and Wei Pan
“Reinforcement learning in linear embedding space unlocks generalizable control across soft robot configurations”
Nature Communications, 08 June 2026
Shiqing Liu†, Yi Zheng†, Kaiyi Zhu, Xinxiang Li, Rongjing Zhang, Ke Ma, Juan Guan ,Metin Sitti*,Li Wen* and Ziyu Ren*
“Bioinspired milliscale near-boundary undulatorymotion for fluid transport and adhesive locomotion”
Science Advances, May 2026
Jiale Zhi†, Zhichao Zhu†, Haoyuan Xu†, Siqi Wang5†, Shuyong Zhao, Bocheng Tian, Ronghai Hu, Liewei Huang, Haonan Wang and Li Wen*
“A Net-Winged Midge Larvae-Inspired Multimodal Perching Device for Quadrotor Drones”
9th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics, April 2026
Jiahong Ma†, Shiqiang Wang†*, Shiqing Liu†, Liangyu Zhu, Shuyu Zhao, Xinyue Wang, Jingfeng Zhang, Mengqi Yang, and Li Wen*
“Continuous Adhesive Grasping Enabled by Thermoresponsive Ionogel and Flexible Thermoelectric Device in a Wearable Glove”
9th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics, April 2026
Cecilia Laschi, Li Wen, Fumiya Iida, Arsen Abdulali, Helmut Hauser, Yifan Wang, Ke Liu, Leonardo Ricotti, Matteo Cianchetti, Kaspar Althoefer, Pham Huy Nguyen, Mirko Kovač and Marcello Calisti
“Soft robotics: what's next in bioinspired design and applications of soft robots?”
Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 27 February 2026
Jiaqi Liu†, Zhichao Zhu, and Li Wen*
“Underwater Soft Arm Grasping with Simplified Control Using Octopus-Inspired Bending Propagation”
npj Robotics, 7 January 2026