Journal Papers [*Co-First Authors, #Corresponding Author(s)]
G. D. Goh, G. L. Goh, Z. Lyu, M. Z. Ariffin, W. Y. Yeong, G. Z. Lum, D. Campolo, B. S. Han, H. Y. A. Wong, "3D Printing of Robotic Soft Grippers: Toward Smart Actuation and Sensing", Advanced Materials Technologies, June 2022, 2101672. [link]
A. Zhou, C. Xu, P. Kanitthamniyom, C. S. X. Ng, G. J. Lim, W. S. Lew, S. Vasoo, X. Zhang, G. Z. Lum, Y. Zhang, "Magnetic soft millirobots 3D printed by circulating vat photopolymerization to manipulate droplets containing hazardous agents for in vitro diagnostics", Advanced Materials, February 2022. [link]
C. Xu, Z. Yang, S. W. K. Tan, J. Li and G. Z. Lum#, "Magnetic miniature actuators with six-degrees-of-freedom multimodal soft-bodied locomotion", Advanced Intelligent Systems, January 2022, Page 2100259. (Selected for Inside Back Cover) [link]
Y. Zhang*#, A. Zhou*, S. Chen, G. Z. Lum# and X. Zhang#, "A perspective on magnetic microfluidics: Towards an intelligent future", Biomicrofluidics, Vol. 16, January 2022, Page 011301. [link]
C. S. X. Ng and G. Z. Lum#, "Untethered soft robots for future planetary explorations?" Advanced Intelligent Systems, July 2021, Page 2100106. [link]
C. Xu, Z. Yang and G. Z. Lum#, "Small-scale magnetic actuators with optimal six degrees-of-freedom", Advanced Materials, Vol. 33, no. 23, June 2021, Page 2100170. (Selected for Front Cover) [link]
C. S. X. Ng*, M. W. M. Tan*, C. Xu*, Z. Yang*, P. S. Lee and G. Z. Lum#, "Locomotion of miniature soft robots", Advanced Materials, Vol. 33, no. 19, May 2021, Page 2003558. [link]
X. Dong*, G. Z. Lum*, W. Hu*, R. Zhang, Z. Ren, P. R. Onck and M. Sitti, "Bioinspired cilia arrays with programmable nonreciprocal motion and metachronal coordination", Science Advances, Vol. 6, no. 45, November 2020, Page abc9323. [link]
H. Marvi#, G. Z. Lum# and I. D. Walker#, "Opportunities and Challenges in Soft Robotics", Advanced Intelligent Systems, Vol. 2, no. 6, June 2020, Page 2000072. [link]
W. Hu*, G. Z. Lum*, M. Mastrangeli and M. Sitti, "Small-scale soft-bodied robot with multimodal locomotion", Nature, vol. 554, no. 7690, February 2018, Pages 81-85. [link]
L. Hines, K. Peterson, G. Z. Lum and M. Sitti, "Soft actuators for small-scale robotics", Advanced Materials, vol. 29, no. 13, April 2017, Page 1603483. (Invited Review Paper) [link]
G. Z. Lum*, Z. Ye*, X. Dong*, H. Marvi, O. Erin, W. Hu and M. Sitti, "Shape-programmable magnetic soft matter", Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, vol. 113, no. 41, September 2016, Pages E6007-E6015. [link]
Z. Ye*, G. Z. Lum*, S. Sukho, S. Rich and M. Sitti, "Phase change of gallium enables highly reversible and switchable adhesion", Advanced Materials, vol. 28, no. 25, May 2016, Pages 5088-5092. (Selected for Frontispiece Cover) [link]
E. Diller*, J. Giltinan*, G. Z. Lum*, Z. Ye and M. Sitti, "Six-degree-of-freedom magnetic actuation for wireless microrobotics", International Journal of Robotics Research, vol. 35, no. 1-3, January 2016, Pages 114-128. [link]
G. Z. Lum, T. J. Teo, G. L. Yang, S. H. Yeo and M. Sitti, "Structural optimization for flexure-based parallel mechanisms - towards achieving optimal dynamic and stiffness properties", Precision Engineering, vol. 42, October 2015, Pages 195-207. [link]
G. Z. Lum, T. J. Teo, G. L. Yang, S. H. Yeo and M. Sitti, "Integrating classical mechanism synthesis and modern topological optimization technique for stiffness-oriented design of multiple degrees-of-freedom flexure-based parallel mechanisms", Precision Engineering, vol. 39, January 2015, Pages 125-133. [link]
E. Diller*, J. Giltinan*, G. Z. Lum*, Z. Ye and M. Sitti, "Six-degrees-of-freedom remote actuation of magnetic microrobots", Robotics: Science and Systems, July 2014. (Best Paper Award Finalist) [link]
E. Diller, J. Zhuang, G. Z. Lum, M. R. Edwards and M. Sitti, "Continuously distributed magnetization profile for millimeter-scale elastomeric undulatory swimming", Applied Physics Letter, vol. 104, no. 17, April 2014, Page 174101. [link]
Conference Papers
G. Z. Lum, M. T. Pham, T. J. Teo, G. Yang, S. H. Yang and M. Sitti, “An X-Y-Theta flexure mechanism with optimal stiffness properties”, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Munich, Germany, July 2017, pp. 1103-1110. [pdf]
G. Z. Lum, E. Diller, and M. Sitti, "Structural optimization method towards synthesis of small scale flexure-based mobile grippers", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Hong Kong, China, May 2014, pp. 2339-2344. [link]
G. Z. Lum, T. J. Teo, G. L. Yang, S. H. Yeo and M. Sitti, "A novel hybrid topological and structural optimization method to design a 3-DOF planar motion compliant mechanism", IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Wollongong, Australia, July 2013, pp. 247-254. [link]
T. J. Teo, G. Z. Lum, G. L. Yang, S. H. Yeo and M. Sitti, "Geometrical-based approach for flexure mechanism design", 13th International Conference of European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, Berlin, Germany, May 2013, pp. 184-187. [link]
G. Z. Lum, T. J. Teo, G. L. Yang, S. H. Yeo and M. Sitti, "Topological optimization for continuum compliant mechanisms via morphological evolution of traditional mechanisms", 4th International Conference on Computational Methods, Gold Coast, Australia, Nov 2012, pp. 2008-2014. [link]
G. Z. Lum, S. K. Mustafa, H. R. Lim, W. B. Lim, G. L. Yang and S. H. Yeo, "Design and motion control of a cable-driven dexterous robotic arm", IEEE Conference on Sustainable Utilization and Development in Engineering and Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 2010, pp. 106-111. (Best Paper Award) [link]
Book Chapters
C. S. X. Ng*, C. Xu*, Z. Yang and G. Z. Lum#, "Shape-programmable magnetic miniature robots: A critical review", In: Y. Sun, X. Wang, J. Yu (eds) Field-driven micro and nanorobots for biology and medicine. Springer, Cham. [link]
Patents
G. Z. Lum, Z. Ye and M. Sitti, "Shape-programmable magnetic soft matter", European Patent, Filed on June 2016, File no. MI 0104-5135-BC-JK. [link]
Z. Ye, G. Z. Lum and M. Sitti, "Phase change of gallium enables highly reversible and switchable adhesion", European Patent, Filed on February 2016, File no. MI 0104-5132-BC-JK. [link]