About

Houde Liu is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans soft robotics, tactile sensing, human-robot interaction, and space robotics. His most influential contributions focus on advancing perception and sensing capabilities in robotic systems, particularly for soft robots and grippers operating in unstructured environments. His highly cited reviews on tactile sensing for soft grippers (224 citations) and flexible sensing technologies for soft robots (144 citations) have become essential references in the field, synthesizing cutting-edge developments in sensor integration and biomimetic design. Liu has also made significant contributions to underwater soft robotics (98 citations) and elderly-care robot safety (65 citations), reflecting a broad commitment to socially impactful applications. His technical depth is evident in earlier works addressing 6D pose estimation for bin-picking using the novel PPR-Net architecture (69 citations), singularity-free space robot trajectory planning (57 citations), and non-cooperative spacecraft pose measurement using stereo vision. More recently, his visual-tactile fusion framework for grasping transparent objects demonstrates his innovative approach to multimodal perception. Collectively, Liu's research portfolio reveals a researcher dedicated to making robots safer, smarter, and more capable across terrestrial, aquatic, and orbital domains.

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15
H-Index
73
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1,206
Total Citations
17
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Recent Progress in Advanced Tactile Sensing Technologies for Soft Grippers
224 citations · 2023
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2022 (12 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 159
🏛 Institutions: University Town of Shenzhen, Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Tsinghua University, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Dongfang Electric Corporation (China)

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