Papers
7
Total Citations
293
H-Index
6
About
Zhe Xu is a robotics researcher whose work spans human-robot interaction, dexterous manipulation, and bio-inspired robotics. His most influential contribution, "A Point-and-Click Interface for the Real World" (2008, 127 citations), introduced an intuitive laser-based system enabling humans to communicate spatial locations to mobile robots with remarkable simplicity — a landmark step in accessible human-robot interaction. Xu has also made significant strides in anthropomorphic robotic hand design, developing a low-cost, 20-degree-of-freedom cable-driven hand (56 citations) and pioneering anatomically accurate artificial finger joints (30 citations) that deepen our understanding of human dexterity. His 2009 work on robust floor-object grasping (22 citations) demonstrated practical, empirically validated solutions for unstructured home environments, while his research on learning cleaning actions from demonstration (22 citations) advances generalizable household robotics. Beyond hardware, Xu has contributed to the broader theoretical landscape through a survey on bio-inspired intelligence in robotics (33 citations) and explored socially impactful applications such as haptic-based finger rehabilitation systems. Together, his body of work reflects a consistent drive to make robots more capable, intuitive, and beneficial in everyday human settings.
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Top Papers
- 1A point-and-click interface for the real world127 citations · 2008
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- 3Bio-inspired intelligence with applications to robotics: a survey33 citations · 2021
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- 5Learning generalizable surface cleaning actions from demonstration22 citations · 2017
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