Bio

Jiewen (Sam) Lai is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, where he works with the Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab. He is also a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2022 and completed his postdoctoral training at CUHK in 2023.

Sam works on soft and bioinspired robotic systems, focusing on compliant mechanisms, modeling, mechatronics, sensorimotor control, and robophysical intelligence for biomedical applications.

Contact

  • Academic
    jwlai@stanford.edu
    University - Faculty other teaching Department: Mechanical Engineering - Design Position: Visiting Assistant Professor