Juntian Qu

Facing the national strategic goal of Maritime Power and Shenzhen's “20+8” industrial clusters, to realize the goal of intelligent ocean cruising and detection, Tsinghua Ocean Soft Robotics and Intelligent Sensing Team mainly carries out the research on ocean soft robots and intelligent underwater manipulation tasks. Targeting underwater intelligent patrol and detection missions, the goal is to develop intelligent, miniaturized, lightweight, and wireless underwater soft-bodied robots. For underwater intelligent operation tasks (e.g., deep-sea sampling, seabed harvesting), the team aims to create an intelligent underwater compliant grasping system based on multi-modal fusion sensing technology. This system can not only perform non-destructive sampling in complex underwater environments (e.g., turbid water, low-light conditions, and strong interference) but also acquire multi-modal grasping perception data to enhance the comprehensive operational capabilities of underwater robots.

The team leader, Juntian Qu, is an associate professor and PhD supervisor at the Institute of Ocean Engineering, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University. He is currently the Deputy Director of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Micro-Biology Ecology and Applied Technology, the Deputy Director of the Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology Frontier Technology, a core member of the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Space Robotics and On-Orbit Servicing Technology, and the head of the Tsinghua University Marine Soft Robotics and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory. He is also the Deputy Director of the Faculty and Staff Office of Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University. He obtained his Ph.D. from McGill University in Canada and completed his postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University. He has also served as a research assistant at the University of Toronto in Canada. He has published over 70 high-level SCI/EI papers in international flagship journals in the international flagship SCI journals (IEEE T-RO, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Science, Communications Engineering, Nano-Micro Letters, Advanced Intelligent Systems, Advanced Materials Technologies, Nano Energy, Cell Reports Physical Science，ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Ocean Engineering, IEEE T-IE, T-MECH, T-ASE, etc., JCR Q1) and top international robotic conferences (ICRA, IROS), including 3 ESI highly-cited papers, 7 JCR Q1 cover papers, 4 Wiley Excellent Author Papers, 2 Wiley Top Viewed Articles for the year, and 1 Annual Outstanding Paper of Shenzhen Association for Science and Technology. He has been granted 46 patents as the first inventor (including 1 US patent), written 3 academic monographs and 3 book chapters. As the main drafter (3^rd ranking), he released the first group standard in the field of soft robots named Technical Requirements for Soft Robots. 

He is the PIs of over more than 20 national/provincial/ministerial projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, a sub-project of the 14th Five-Year Plan National Key Research and Development Program, a sub-project of the JKW Basic Strengthening Program, Ministry of Education industry-university cooperation projects, the 2024 Youth Talent Program of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), the Ocean Decade China Action International Cooperation Seed Fund, Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Shenzhen Key Laboratory Project (deputy director), Shenzhen Pengcheng Peacock Plan, Shenzhen Natural Science Foundation (General Project), Shenzhen Higher Education Institutions Stable Support Program, Beijing Science Association Youth Talent Support Project, Tsinghua University Interdisciplinary Research Innovation Fund/Overseas Research Cooperation Fund, and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation.

He serves as the the Deputy Director of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Micro-Biology Ecology and Applied Technology, Deputy Director of the Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology Frontier Technology, Deputy Director of the Faculty and Staff Office of Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, the Associate Editor of the authoritative robotic SCI journal IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L, JCR Q1/5.3),  Council Member of the 13th Council of the Beijing Mechanical Engineering Society, Youth Editor of SCI journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems (CAS Zone 1 Top/18.1), Youth Editor of Journal of Bionic Engineering (JCR Q1/5.8), Youth Editor of Chinese core journal in marine engineering-Journal of Underwater Vehicles, Youth Editor of Nano-Micro Letters(CAS Zone 1 Top/36.3), Associate Editor and Session Chair of the International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (2024 - 2026 IEEE CASE), Deputy Editor of the Encyclopedia of Marine Science (Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press), Deputy Secretary-general of the Tsinghua Alumni Association of Mechanical Engineering in Shenzhen, Session Chair of the Chinese Conference on Micro-Nano Technology and the China Intelligent Wearable Technology Innovation Forum, Keynote Speaker at the World Nano Conference, Senior Member of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society/Chinese Institute of Electronics/Chinese Micro-Nano Technology Society, Member of the International Society for Bionic Engineering (ISBE) Youth Committee, Special Technical Expert of Beijing Soft Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. (SRT), and Chief Scientist of the Tsinghua-BJUT 4D Printing Soft Robotics Research Team.

As the first completer, Prof. Juntian Qu won the Gold Award at the 49th Geneva Invention Exhibition in Switzerland in 2024, the Silver Award at the 2025 Nuremberg Invention Exhibition in Germany, two-time Gold Award in The 27th & 28th National Invention Exhibition (the highest award). The team also won 2 Second Prizes at the 2024 China Invention Association’s “Invention and Entrepreneurship Award Project Award,” the Third Prize of 2024 Industry-University-Research Cooperation Innovation Achievement Award, the 2024 China High-Tech Fair Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Innovation Award (featured on  CCTV's News Broadcast), the Silver Award at the 19th Beijing Invention and Innovation Competition, the 2024 Shenzhen Association for Science and Technology’s Outstanding Scientific and Academic Paper Award, the 2023 Wiley China High-Impact Paper Award (2 items), 2023 Tsinghua SIGS Proof of Concept Excellent Project Award, and many other domestic and international scientific research awards and honors. As an advisor, he led his team to win the First Prize at the 2023 National Soft Robotics Competition and the First Prize at the 27th China Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Competition.

He was selected as one of the 2025 Youth Marine Power Scientists (11 people nationwide, co-organized by China Youth Daily and the China Pacific Society), the IEEE IROS 2024 New Generation Star Projects (27 people worldwide, 6 from Mainland China), the 2024 Youth Talent Program of the China Association for Science and Technology, the Beijing Science Association Youth Talent Support Project, Shenzhen's Pengcheng Peacock Plan, Tsinghua University “Shuimu Scholar Program, and the China Postdoctoral International Exchange Program Introduction Project. Prof. Qu has also received multiple awards and honors, including the 2021 China Mechanical Industry Federation - Science and Technology Invention Second Prize, the 2023 & 2024 “Excellent Faculty Award” of Tsinghua University, Excellent Teaching Award of Tsinghua University (top 5%, the highest award, 5 times), the Technology Advisor honor at the Greater Bay Area Youth Exhibition Hall (the only winning teacher in Shenzhen), the Outstanding Youth Scientist of Springer Nature journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering, four-time Wiley China Open Science High Contribution Author Award, the Outstanding Youth Editorial Board Member/Outstanding Reviewer of SCI journal Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering, the Quebec Province Outstanding Doctoral Fellowship Award in Canada, the Doctoral Engineering Excellence Award of McGill University.

Candidates majoring in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Automation, Instrument Science and Technology, Ocean Engineering and Technology and other related fields are welcome to apply.

Sep. 2014 - Oct. 2019, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Canada

Sep. 2012 - Aug. 2014, M.Eng. in Control Theory and Engineering, Northeastern University, China

Sep. 2008 - Aug. 2012, B.Eng. in Automation, Northeastern University, China

Dec 2024 - present, Associate Professor, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, China

Apr. 2022 - Dec. 2024 Assistant Professor, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, China

Nov. 2019 - Mar. 2022, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Shuimu Scholar), Tsinghua University, China

Sept. 2017 - Sept. 2019, Research Assistant, University of Toronto, Canada

· Deputy Director, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Micro-Biology Ecology and Applied Technology

· Deputy Director, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology Frontier Technology

· Deputy Director, Faculty and Staff Office, Tsinghua University Shenzhen International Graduate School

· Council Member, 13th Council of the Beijing Mechanical Engineering Society

· Member, 2nd Committee of the Deep Sea Technology Division, Chinese Society of Oceanography

· Associate Editor, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L, JCR Q1/5.3)

· Youth Editor, Cyborg and Bionic Systems (CAS Zone 1 Top/18.1)

· Youth Editor, Journal of Bionic Engineering (JCR Q1/5.8)

· Youth Editor, Nano-Micro Letters (CAS Zone 1 Top/36.3)

· Youth Editor, Journal of Underwater Vehicles (Chinese Core Journal)

· Vice Chairman of the Book Editorial Board, Encyclopedia of Marine Science (Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press)

· Associate Editor/Session Chair, IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (2024 - 2026 IEEE CASE)

· Member of the International Society of Bionic Engineering Youth Committee (ISBE)

· Senior member of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (CMES), Chinese Institute of Electronics, Chinese Society of Micro-Nano Technology (CSMNT)

· Member of IEEE, ASME, CSME

· Technology Advisor, Greater Bay Area Youth Exhibition Hall (Only Award-winning Teacher in Shenzhen)

· Deputy Secretary-General, Tsinghua Alumni Association of Mechanical Engineering

· National Postgraduate Education Evaluation Monitoring Expert，Ministry of Education

· Member, Tsinghua University Full-time Postgraduate Program Steering Committee

· Co-Supervisor for Joint Ph.D. Students, Tsinghua University - Pengcheng Laboratory

· Reviewer：IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Science, Nano  Energy, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing，Soft Robotics, Advanced Intelligent Systems, Nano-Micro Letters，Small, Engineering, IEEE T-MECH, T-ASE etc. 

Spring Semester

· Artificial Intelligence in Ocean Engineering (Course Code: 85991703)

· Microsensors (English course, microsensors, Course Code: 86000122)

· Frontiers and Instruments of Ocean Observation Technology (Course Code: 80460302)

· MEMS Technology and Applications (Course Code: 80130462)

Fall Semester

· Technology and Application of Underwater Soft Robot (Course Code: 85991212)

· Modern Sensor Technology (Course Code: 80130162)

· Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering (Course Code: 70120242)

· Technology and Applications of Humanoid Robot (Course Code: 85991762)

Tsinghua Ocean Soft Robot and Intelligent Sensing Lab mainly carries out research on ocean soft robots and underwater soft manipulators, to achieve goals and tasks of intelligent cruising, detection and manipulation in the ocean.

1. Underwater Soft Robot

Soft Robotics is ranked the top position among the twelve frontier technologies in robotics.Our mission is to design a miniaturized, lightweight, wireless, controllable, and intelligent underwater soft robot, including following research interests:

· Modeling, design and optimization of biomimetic soft structure for underwater soft robots.

· R&D of intelligent visual system for soft underwater robot (based on image enhancement and deep learning).

· Design and implementation of actuating & sensing system for soft underwater robot.

· Multi-scenarios and multi-function demonstration of amphibious soft robot, miniature magnetic soft robot.

2. Underwater Soft Manipulator

Compared with the traditional rigid manipulator, the underwater soft manipulator has the advantages of strong adaptability, good compatibility, safe interaction, etc. It is more suitable for adaptive non-destructive grasping of underwater organisms, seabed sampling and salvage, etc.The research interests include:

· Flexible underwater manipulator with variable stiffness based on intelligent magnetic fluid materials.

· Multi-mode rigid-flexible coupled underwater soft manipulator.

· Underwater intelligent grasping based on vision-tactile fusion technology.

· Underwater flexible robotic arm based on deep learning.

3. Underwater intelligent sensing technology

Reliable intelligent perception is necessary for the exploration in complicated underwater environment. For safe and precise manipulation tasks with intelligent, reliable and safe interaction capabilities, the main research focus in this field is as follows:

· Underwater intelligent perception technology based on Triboelectric Nanogenerator (TENG).

· Underwater intelligent perception technology based on Fibber Bragg Gratting (FBG).

· Underwater intelligent perception technology based on vision-tactile fusion sensing.

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), Principal Investigator, Ongoing. 

2. Youth Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Principal Investigator, Completed.

3. Sub-project of the 14th Five-Year Plan National Key Research and Development Program, Principal Investigator, Ongoing.

4. 2024 China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) Youth Talent Program in Science and Technology Think Tank, Principal Investigator, Completed. 

5. Ministry of Education Industry-University Cooperation and Talent Training Project, Principal Investigator, Completed.

6. Project of JKW Basic Strengthening Program, Deputy Leader, Completed.

7. Guangdong Provincial International Science and Technology Cooperation Project, Principal Investigator, Ongoing

8. Guangdong Provincial Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund, Principal Investigator., Completed

9. Ocean Decade China Action International Cooperation Seed Fund Project, Principal Investigator, Ongoing.

10. Shenzhen Key Laboratory Project: Deputy Director, Ongoing.

11. Shenzhen Natural Science Foundation (General Project) , Principal Investigator, Ongoing.

12. Shenzhen Higher Education Institutions Stable Support Project, Principal Investigator, Ongoing.

13. Shenzhen Pengcheng Peacock Plan Start-up Project, Principal Investigator, Completed.

14. Open Fund of the National Key Laboratory of Deep Sea Manned Equipment, Principal Investigator, Ongoing.

15. 2025 Lujiang Innovation Laboratory Autonomous Deployment Technology Project, Principal Investigator, Ongoing.

16. Beijing Science Association Youth Talent Support Project (2022-2024), Principal Investigator, Completed.

17. Dream Fund Project of the Jianghuai Frontier Technology Collaborative Innovation Center, Principal Investigator, Completed.

18. Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School - Overseas Research Cooperation Fund, , Principal Investigator, Ongoing.

19. Tsinghua University Shenzhen International Graduate School - Cross Research and Innovation Fund, Principal Investigator, Ongoing.

20. Tsinghua University Shuimu Scholar Program, Principal Investigator, Completed.

Prof. Qu has published over 70 high-level SCI/EI papers in flagship international journals and top robotic conferences (including 3 ESI highly cited papers, 7 cover papers in top JCR Q1 journals, 4 Wiley Excellent Author Papers, 2 Wiley Top Viewed Articles, 1 Annual Outstanding Paper of Shenzhen Association for Science and Technology). He has also been granted 46 patents as the first inventor (including 1 U.S. patent). Additionally, he has written 3 monographs and 3 book chapters. As the principal drafter (ranked 3^rd), he released the first group standard in the field of soft robotics named Technical Requirements for Soft Robotics.   

[1] Guangming Cui, Haozhi Huang, Xianrui Zhang, Yueyue Liu, Qigao Fan*, Yining Xu, Ang Liu, Baijin Mao, Tian Qiu and Juntian Qu*, “Development of an Electromagnetic Coil Array System for Large-Scale Ferrofluid Droplet Robots Programmable Control,” accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2025. (CAS Zone 1 Top，IF: 10.5) 

[2] Ang Liu, Xianrui Zhang, Haozhi Huang, Fengqi Xiao, Zhuang Zhang*, Guangming Cui, baijin mao, Yining Xu, Juntian Qu*, “An Intelligent Bionic Amphibious Turtle Robot with Visual-Tactile Fusion for Dynamic Terrain Adaptation,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 41, pp. 6345-6363, 2025. (CAS Zone 1 Top，IF: 10.5)

[3] Baijin Mao, Yedong Huang, Yuyaocen Xiang, Wenbo Liu, Xulong Shi, Xiang Qian and Juntian Qu*, “Robust Bionic Distributed Multimodal Flexible Sensor for Extreme-Condition Sensing and Intelligent Operation,”Communications Engineering, 2026. (Nature Engineering Sub-journal)

[4] Baijin Mao, Yuyaocen Xiang, Yuzhu Zhang, Yedong Huang, Peizheng Chen, Guangming Cui, Juntian Qu*, “A Function-Structure-Integrated Optical Fingertip with Rigid-Soft Coupling Enabling Self-Decoupled Multimodal Underwater Sensing,” Advanced Functional Materials, 2026. (Cover Paper, CAS Zone 1Top, IF:19.0)

[5] Weichen Wang#, Jiaqi Zhu#, Hongfa Zhao#, Fei Yao, Yuzhu Zhang, Xiankuan Qian, Mingrui Shu, Zhigang Wu, Minyi Xu, Hongya Geng*, Wenbo Ding*, and Juntian Qu*, “A Reconfigurable Omnidirectional Triboelectric Whisker Sensor Array for Versatile Human-Machine-Environment Interaction,” Nano-Micro Letters, 2025. (Cover Paper, CAS Zone 1Top, IF: 36.3)

[6] Yining Xu, Zhengping Yu, Guangmingu Cui, Yunxiang Zhang, Haozhi Huang, Baijin Mao, Kunyu Zhou, Ang Liu, Mingyue Han, Mengzhen Xu, Juntian Qu*, “A Flexible Modular Worm-inspired Robot for Multi-scenario Explorations in Pipeline,” Cell Reports Physical Science, 2025. (Cover Paper，Cell Sub-journal，JCR Q1, IF: 7.3) 

[7] Yedong Huang, Dazhong Yu, Baijin Mao, Fangming Li, Juntian Qu*, “Bioinspired morphology-decoupled soft gripper with enhanced bidirectional grasping capability,” Advanced Science, 2026. (CAS Zone 1 Top, IF:14.1)

[8] Juntian Qu*, Guangming Cui, Zhenkun Li, Shutong Fang, Xianrui Zhang, Ang Liu, Mingyue Han, Houde Liu, Xueqian Wang and Xiaohao Wang, “Advanced Flexible Sensing Technologies for Soft Robots,” Advanced Functional Materials, 34: 2470161, 2024. (JCR Q1, IF: 19.0, Frontispiece Paper & Annual Outstanding Paper of 2024 Shenzhen Association for Science and Technology)

[9] Juntian Qu*, Baijin Mao, Zhenkun Li, Yining Xu, Kunyu Zhou, Xiangyu Cao, Qigao Fan, Minyi Xu, Bin Liang, Houde Liu, Xueqian Wang, and Xiaohao Wang, “Recent Progress in Advanced Tactile Sensing Technologies for Soft Grippers,” Advanced Functional Materials, 2023. (CAS Zone 1 Top，IF: 19.0) (ESI Highly-cited Paper & 2024 Wiley Top Viewed Article)

[10] J. Qu*, Q. Yuan, Z. Li, et al., All-in-one Strain-triboelectric Sensors Based on Environment-friendly Ionic Hydrogel for Wearable Sensing and Underwater Soft Robotic Grasping, Nano Energy, vol. 111, pp. 108387, 2023. (CAS Zone 1 Top，IF: 17.1) (ESI Highly-cited Paper)

[11] Baijin Mao, Kunyu Zhou, Yaocen Xiangyu, Yuzhu Zhang, Qiangjing Yuan, Hongwei Hao, Yaozhen Chen, Houde Liu, Xueqian Wang, Xiaohao Wang and Juntian Qu*, “A Bio-inspired Robotic Finger for Multi-modal Tactile Sensing Powered by Fiber Optic Sensors,” Advanced Intelligent Systems, 6: 2400175, 2024. (JCR Q1, IF: 6.1) (Front Cover Paper & Wiley Excellent Author Paper)

[12] Kunyu Zhou, Baijin Mao, Yuzhu Zhang, Yaozhen Chen, Yuyaocen Xiang, Zhenping Yu, Hongwei Hao, Wei Tang, Yanwen Li, Houde Liu, Xueqian Wang, Xiaohao Wang, Juntian Qu*, “A Cable-Actuated Soft Manipulator for Dexterous Grasping Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning,” Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2024. (JCR Q1, IF: 6.1) (Inside Cover Paper)

[13] Juntian Qu*, Zhenping Yu, Wei Tang, Yining Xu, Baijin Mao, Kunyu Zhou, “Advanced Technologies and Applications of Robotic Soft Grippers,” Advanced Materials Technologies, 2024. (JCR Q1, IF: 6.2) (Front Cover Paper & Wiley Excellent Author Paper)

[14] Wei Tang, Zhenping Yu, Yunfei Wang, Peizheng Chen, Houde Liu, Xueqian Wang, Xiaohao Wang, Juntian Qu*,“Design and Multi Parameter  Performance Optimization of the Bionic Robotic Fish Driven by Tail Fin,”Ocean Engineering, 2024. (CAS Zone 1 Top, IF: 5.5) 

[15] J. Qu*, Y Xu, Z Li, Z Yu, B Mao, Y Wang, Q Fan, X Qian, M Zhang, M Xu, B Liang, H Liu, X Wang, X Wang, T Li. “Recent Advances on Underwater Soft Robots,” Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023. (JCR Q1, IF: 6.1) (Wiley Excellent Author Paper & 2024 Wiley Top Viewed Article)

[16] Jiajia Zhang, Qiangjing Yuan, Sihang Gao, Rui Li, Baijin Mao, Yunbin Ma, Guanqiu Qi, Juntian Qu*, Xiaojing Mu* and Zhihao Zhou*, “Wearable Pendulum−Rotor-Separated Hybrid Generator for Smart Healthcare Monitoring,”ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024. (JCR Q1, IF: 8.2)

[17] Zhenping Yu, Xinmeng Zhou, Yedong Huang, Kunyu Zhou, Guangming Cui, Juntian Qu*, “Multi-cluster distributed optimization strategy for turbine wake environment,”Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2024. (JCR Q1, IF: 6.1)

[18] Zhenping Yu, Hao Sun*, Qinglin Sun, Panlong Tan, Zengqiang Chen and Juntian Qu*, “Dynamic path planning for parafoil homing in surface wind disturbance environment,”IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2024. (JCR Q1, IF=6.4)

[19] Juntian Qu*, Xiangyu Cao, Shancheng Jiang, Jia You, and Zhenping Yu, “UIEFormer: Lightweight Vision Transformer for Underwater Image Enhancement,”IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 2024. (CAS Zone 1, IF: 5.3)

[20] Yali Zhang, Chen Zhang, Chenyu Zhang, Junhao Shi, Juntian Qu*, Xiang Qian* “Controllable Dielectric Elastomer Actuators for Centimeter-Scale Flexible Underwater Robot,”Soft Science, 2026. (JCR Q1, IF: 9.0)

1. Robotic Flexible Manipulation and Intelligent Sensing Technologies, by Springer Nature, ISBN: 978-981-95-6234-3, 2026.

2. Introduction to Advanced Soft Robotics, first author (authored book), by Bentham Books, UK. ISBN: 978-981-5256-48-2, 2024.

3. Encyclopedia of Marine Sciences, Deputy Editor, by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, 2025.

4. Progress and challenges in micro- and nano-fabrication of wearable sensors, Chapter of Book Advanced Sensors for Smart Healthcare, first author/corresponding author, by Elsevier Publisher, 2025.  

5.  Advanced Flexible Sensing Technologies and Materials for Soft Robots, Chapter 6 of “China New Materials Industry Development Report 2024”, (First Author/Corresponding Author), by Chemical Industry Press, 2025

6. Soft Robotics, Chapter 9 of Popular Science Report on New Materials in China 2023: Approaching Frontier New Materials 5, (first author/corresponding author), by Chemical Industry Press, ISBN: 978-7-122-45383-9, 2024. 

Granted Patents:

Field of Intelligent Robotic Hands:

1. Juntian Qu, Hongwei Hao, Xiankuan Qian, Xiaohao Wang, Houde Liu, Baijin Mao, Jiaqi Zhu, Weichen Wang, RIGID-FLEXIBLE COUPLING GRIPPER，US Patent，US12128551B1

2. Juntian Qu, Houde Liu, Yedong Huang, Baijin Mao, Yaocen Xiang. A Multi-modal Gripper and Grasping Method, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202510751312.4.

3. Juntian Qu, Houde Liu, Shutong Fang, Jiaqi Zhu, Hongwei Hao, A flexible gripping system with variable stiffness for complex and narrow space operations, Chinese invention patent, ZL202510146390.1

4. Juntian Qu, Yedong Huang, Baijin Mao, Hao Fan, Rigid-Flexible Coupling Gripper for Multi-Modal Dexterous Manipulation, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202411302604.1

5. Juntian Qu, Weichen Wang, Xiaohao Wang, Baijin Mao, Jiaqi Zhu, Hongwei Hao, Haoyi Huang, Self-Perceiving Tri-Modal Rigid-Flexible Coupling Gripper, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202410313157.3

6. Juntian Qu, Kunyu Zhou, Yuzhu Zhang, Baijin Mao, Yuyao Xiang, End-Position Control Method for Cable-Driven Flexible Arm, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202410935477.2

7. Juntian Qu, Xiankuan Qian, Xiaohao Wang, Houde Liu, Baijin Mao, Jiaqi Zhu, Hongwei Hao, Weichen Wang, Rigid-Flexible Coupling Gripper, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202410313165.8

8. Juntian Qu, Hongwei Hao, Xiaohao Wang, Baijin Mao, Jiaqi Zhu, Yining Xu, Haozhi Huang, Weichen Wang, Xiankuan Qian, Rigid-Flexible Coupling Gripper Control Method, International (Hong Kong) Invention Patent, HK40103016

9. Juntian Qu, Hongwei Hao, Xiaohao Wang, Baijin Mao, Jiaqi Zhu, Yining Xu, Control Method for Rigid-Flexible Coupling Gripper, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202410313163.9

10. Juntian Qu, Zhenkun Li, Hongwei Hao, Yi Fang, Variable Stiffness Soft Finger Unit and Variable Stiffness Soft Finger, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL02311087817.2

11. Juntian Qu, Zhenkun Li, Hongwei Hao, Yi Fang, Variable Stiffness Soft Gripper and Its Control Method and Robotic Arm, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL02311087800.7

Field of Intelligent Robotics:

12. Juntian Qu, Hongde Qin, Ang Liu, Xianrui Zhang. A Terrain Classification and Adaptive Gait Switching Method for a Turtle-Inspired Amphibious Robot Based on Visual-Tactile Perception, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202511264041.6.

13. Juntian Qu, Hongde Qin, Ang Liu, Xianrui Zhang. A Path Tracking Method for a Turtle-Inspired Amphibious Robot Based on Model Predictive Control, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202511286398.4.

14. Juntian Qu, Hongde Qin, Ang Liu, Xianrui Zhang. A Data-Driven Gait Design Method for a Turtle-Inspired Amphibious Robot, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202511276462.0.

15. Juntian Qu, Mingyue Han, Guangming Cui, Ang Liu, Xianrui Zhang, A robot capable of traversing through water and air, Chinese invention patent, ZL202411763848.X

16. Juntian Qu, Xianrui Zhang, Guangming Cui, Ang Liu, A drive mechanism and method     for controlling the planar movement and deformation of a magnetorheological robot, Chinese invention patent, ZL202411817557.4

17. Juntian Qu, Guangming Cui, Xianrui Zhang, Haozhi Huang, Ang Liu, An autonomous    navigation control system for a reconfigurable ferrofluid droplet robot, Chinese invention patent, ZL202411652102.1

18. Juntian Qu, Xianrui Zhang, Guangming Cui, Ang Liu, Global Magnetic Field Generation Device for Closed-Loop Control of Multiple Magnetic Miniature Robots in Spatial Motion, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202411373687.3

19. Juntian Qu, Yedong Huang, Xiaofeng Zhang, Rigid-Flexible Coupling Robotic Fish Based on Wire-Driven Structure, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202411212881.3

20. Juntian Qu, Wei Tang, Yunfei Wang, Zhenping Yu, Biomimetic Robotic Fish, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202310222338.0

21. Juntian Qu, Xianrui Zhang, Ang Liu, Haoyi Huang, Amphibious Biomimetic Turtle Robot, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202411124083.5

22. Juntian Qu, Ang Liu, Xianrui Zhang, A Motion Optimization Method for a Turtle-Inspired Amphibious Robot Based on the CPG Model, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202411124130.6

23. Juntian Qu, Yunfei Wang, Speed Measurement Method for Soft Robotic Fish and Soft Robotic Fish, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202311727499.1

24. Juntian Qu, Yining Xu, Zhenping Yu, Guangming Cui, Hongwei Hao, Manipulator for Pipeline Dredging Robot and Flexible Pipeline Dredging Robot, International (Hong Kong) Invention Patent, HK40103252

25. Juntian Qu, Guangming Cui, Haozhi Huang, Xianrui Zhang, A Collaborative Control System for Large-Scale Ferrofluid Droplet Robots, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202410917484.X

26. Juntian Qu, Yining Xu, Zhenping Yu, Guangming Cui, Hongwei Hao, Manipulator for Pipeline Dredging Robot and Flexible Pipeline Dredging Robot, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202410284085.4

27. Juntian Qu, Yunfei Wang, A Soft Robotic Fish and Its Control Method, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202410257881.9

28. Juntian Qu, Zhenping Yu, Xingmeng Zhou, Clustering and Distributed Operation and Maintenance Method for Wind Farms Based on Wake Analysis, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202410158043.6

29. Juntian Qu, Yining Xu, Flexible Pipeline Robot, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL02310249819.0

30. Juntian Qu, Yunfei Wang, Wei Tang, Zhenping Yu, Swimming Optimization Method for Soft Biomimetic Robotic Fish Based on CPG Model, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL02310396666.2

31. National Group Standard Technical Requirements for Soft Robotics, T/CIET 570-2024, Main Drafter (3rd Ranking), Published in July 2024.

Field of Intelligent Sensing Technology:

32. Juntian Qu, Menglan Duan, Baijin Mao, Yaocen Xiang, Yedong Huang, Zhihui Tang, Yuzhu Zhang. A Distributed Multi-modal Flexible Sensor and Multi-modal Perception Method Based on Bragg Fiber Grating, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202510847100.6.

33. Juntian Qu, Baijin Mao, Yuyaocen Xiang, Kunyu Zhou, A bionic fingertip sensor utilizing   fiber Bragg grating technology, Chinese invention patent, ZL202411033616.9

34. Juntian Qu, Yaocen XiangYu, Baijin Mao, Kunyu Zhou, Hongwei Hao, Weichen Wang, Xiankuan Qian, Sensor Based on Fiber Bragg Grating, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202411033536.3.

35. Juntian Qu, Weichen Wang, Wenbo Ding, Hongfa Zhao, Minyi Xu, Jiaqi Zhu, Omnidirectional Triboelectric Tactile Sensor, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202411211133.3

36. Juntian Qu, Xiangyu Cao, Jia You, Zhenping Yu, Underwater Image Enhancement Method Based on Vision Transformer, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202410482725.2

37. Juntian Qu, Weichen Wang, Minyi Xu, Chuanqing Zhu, Haoyu Wang, Xueqian Wang, Bin Liang, Underwater Pressure Sensor and Measurement Method for Underwater Pressure Magnitude and Variation Rate, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202310544089.7

38. Juntian Qu, Weichen Wang, Jiaqi Zhu, Minyi Xu, Hongfa Zhao, Hongwei Hao, Xiankuan Qian, Jia You, Triboelectric Tactile Sensor and Fabrication Method for Multi-Channel Biomimetic Hair Array, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202410503767.X

39. Juntian Qu, Houde Liu, Jia You, Xiangyu Cao, Zhenping Yu, Underwater Image Enhancement Method, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202311854266.8

40. Juntian Qu, Zhenping Yu, Xingmeng Zhou, Monitoring and Analysis Method for Offshore Wind Turbine Status, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202410128274.2

41. Juntian Qu, Xiangyu Cao, Xueqian Wang, Bin Liang, Ship Optical Image Wake Detection Method Based on Improved YOLOv7, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202310597627.9

42. Juntian Qu, Zhen Zhang, An In-Situ Characterization System for the Photoluminescence Properties of Semiconductor Nanowires Using Scanning Electron Microscope, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL2020111408645

43. Juntian Qu and Zhen Zhang. A Surface Pressure Sensing Method on Single Semiconducting Nanowires using Protruding AFM Probe, ZL2020111875483

44. Juntian Qu and Zhen Zhang. An SEM-based In-situ Opto-electro-mechanical Characterization Method of Semiconducting Nanowires, ZL202011140872X

45. Zhen Zhang, Yijie Liu, Juntian Qu, A Scanning Electron Microscope Direct Write Lithography System Based on a Flexible Nano-Servo Motion System, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202110116772.1

Others

46. Liangyong Wang, Juntian Qu, Tianyou Chai, Ying Chi, A PI Control Method for Liquid Level System Based on Virtual Unmodeled Dynamics Compensation, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL201410385307.8

47. Menglan Duan, Binbin Li, Yutao Guo, Qian Chen, Enhao Wang, Juntian Qu, Yihong Li, Fengqi Xiao, Rongzhen Kang, A Deep-Sea Underwater Suspended Oil and Liquid Storage Device and Its Underwater Oil Storage Method, Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202510818045.8

Scientific Research Awards

1. Gold Medal, 2024 49th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (First Completer)

2. Silver Medal, 77th Nuremberg International Invention Exhibition, Germany (First Completer)

3. Gold Medal, 28th National Invention Exhibition. (Highest Award, First Completer)

4. Gold Medal, 27th National Invention Exhibition. (Highest Award, First Completer)

5. Third Prize of 2024 Industry-University-Research Cooperation Innovation Achievement Award, China Association for Promoting Industry-University-Research Cooperation (First Completer)

6. Second Prize of 2024 China Invention Association Invention and Entrepreneurship Award Project Award (2 items, First Completer)

7. Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Innovation Award, 26th China International High-Tech Fair, 2024.

8. Outstanding Paper Award, Shenzhen Science Association, 2024. (First Contributor)

9. Silver Award, 19th Beijing Invention and Innovation Competition. (First Contributor)

10. Outstanding Project Award, Tsinghua University Shenzhen International Graduate School's Concept Validation, 2023. (First Completer)

11. First Prize, National Soft Robotics Innovation Design Competition, 2023. (Instructor)

12. First Prize, China Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Competition, 2025. (Instructor)

13. Merit Award, 13th China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition Disruptive Technology Innovation Competition Finals, 2024. (Chief Scientist)

14. Second Prize, China Machinery Industry Science and Technology Award, for Technological Invention (9/9)

15. 2023 Wiley Top Viewed Article（2 items）

Honorary Titles

1. Youth Marine Power Scientists, China Youth Daily and the China Pacific Society, (11 people nationwide), 2025.

2. New Generation Star Project, IEEE IROS, 2024. (27 people globally, 6 from Mainland China)

3. IAAM Scientist Medal, International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM)

4. Selected for the 2024 Youth Talent Program in Science and Technology Think Tanks by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST)Youth Talent Program of Science and Technology Think Tank, China Association for Science and Technology's 2024.

5. 2022–2024 Youth Talent Support Program, Beijing Association for Science and Technology

6. Outstanding Teacher Award, Tsinghua University Shenzhen International Graduate School, 2023 & 2024

7. Technology Advisor Award, Greater Bay Area Youth Exhibition Hall. (Only award-winning teacher in Shenzhen)

8. Shenzhen “Pengcheng Peacock Project” - Class C, 2022.

9. High Contribution Author Award, Wiley China Open Science, 2023 & 2024. （4 times）

10. Young Scientist Award Finalist, Springer Nature SCI Journal: Microsystems & Nanoengineering.

11. Shuimu Tsinghua Scholar, Tsinghua University, 2019.

12. International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship (Talent-Introduction Program), China Postdoc Council (CPC), 2019.  

13. Quebec Merit Award, Ministry of Education, Quebec of Canada, 2014-2018.

14. Graduate Excellence Award in Engineering, McGill University, Canada, 2014-2018.