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Harris Chi Ho Chiu is a pioneering roboticist whose research centers on modular and reconfigurable robotic systems, bio-inspired distributed control, and self-configuring robotic networks. His most impactful work, the SuperBot project, introduced a revolutionary Lego-like modular robot capable of autonomously reconfiguring into diverse morphologies—from rolling tracks and wheels for efficient travel to spiders and centipedes for climbing. His landmark 2006 paper, “Multimode locomotion via SuperBot reconfigurable robots,” has garnered over 213 citations, establishing a foundational framework for multimodal locomotion that balances speed, energy efficiency, and fault recovery. Chiu further advanced the field by demonstrating SuperBot’s real-world viability for NASA applications, achieving long-distance running at 1 km/hour and climbing behaviors. Beyond hardware, he developed the TENTACLES algorithm, a bio-inspired distributed control method enabling robotic radio networks to self-configure and maintain communication in unknown environments, and the ANCHOR system, which optimizes connectivity among human or radio nodes with minimal robots. His contributions have profoundly influenced modular robotics, offering scalable solutions for exploration, search-and-rescue, and autonomous network deployment.