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Jiajun An

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Early career · publishing since 2020Rising activity
Robotic Locomotion and ControlModular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceSoft Robotics and ApplicationsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsRobot Manipulation and Learning

Publications

25

Citations

97

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

7

Publishing since 2020

Research summary
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Jiajun An works on robotics, focusing on soft and variable-stiffness robotic components such as grippers, tails, and skins that can change shape or stiffness to help robots grasp objects, move dynamically, or adapt to different environments. Their work often draws inspiration from animal behavior (like kangaroo rat tail motion) and spans both soft and rigid robot design, including manipulation, locomotion control, and some materials science topics like thermal and heat-transfer materials.

Soft and variable-stiffness roboticsBio-inspired robot designRobotic grasping and manipulationQuadruped and legged robot mobilityRobot vision and multimodal interaction

Publication output was minimal before 2022 but has grown sharply since 2023, peaking in 2025, indicating a rapidly increasing and currently active publication pace.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.8/year recently
1718192020: 1 publication20212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 11 publications11252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters×3
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×3
  • Ceramics International×2
  • IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics×2
  • Soft Robotics×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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