Haojian Lu
City University of Hong Kong, Zhejiang University, ZheJiang Institute For Food and Drug Control, State Key Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology, University of Hong Kong, Zhejiang University of Technology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing Institute of Technology
Papers
76
Total Citations
2,432
H-Index
21
About
Haojian Lu is a pioneering robotics researcher whose work spans soft robotics, millirobot systems, aerial swarms, and medical robotics. He is best known for his groundbreaking contributions to bioinspired soft millirobots, most notably his 2018 paper on a multilegged soft millirobot capable of functioning in both dry and wet environments, which has amassed over 559 citations and established new benchmarks for locomotion efficiency in harsh conditions. His 2022 work on micro flying robot swarms navigating dense, cluttered environments has similarly captivated the robotics community with 539 citations, demonstrating remarkable advances in autonomous coordination. Lu's research extends to battery-less millirobots integrating magnetic and piezoelectric sensing, continuum robots for high-precision biomedical manipulation, and an AI-assisted bronchoscope robot aimed at democratizing access to medical diagnostics in underserved regions. His comprehensive survey on continuum robot design and control further reflects his breadth of expertise. With contributions also touching on LiDAR-based global localization, biodegradable drug-releasing millirobots, and lower-limb rehabilitation bipedal systems, Lu's body of work reflects a researcher uniquely positioned at the intersection of intelligent systems, biomedicine, and next-generation robotics.
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Top Papers
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- 2Swarm of micro flying robots in the wild539 citations · 2022
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- 5A Survey on Design, Actuation, Modeling, and Control of Continuum Robot94 citations · 2022
- 6AI co-pilot bronchoscope robot76 citations · 2024
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- 10State of the Art: Bipedal Robots for Lower Limb Rehabilitation47 citations · 2017