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About
Ruru Xi is a robotics and rehabilitation engineering researcher whose work centers on the design, modeling, and control of wearable exoskeleton systems for individuals with neuromuscular and orthopedic impairments. With a career spanning upper and lower limb rehabilitation robotics, Xi has made meaningful contributions to advancing assistive technologies that enable patients — including paraplegics — to perform repeatable, functional movements essential to motor recovery. Among Xi's most recognized contributions is an actuated upper extremity exoskeleton for rehabilitation training (2016, 27 citations) and a powered lower limb exoskeleton enabling bipedal walking in paraplegic patients (2018, 22 citations), both of which have become reference works in the field. Xi's research also extends to hydraulic actuation systems, tendon-sheath transmission mechanisms, and neural network-enhanced robust controllers for more adaptive and compliant exoskeleton performance. Notably, work on tip force tracking using tendon-sheath models demonstrates Xi's broader interest in precision actuation applicable to surgical and rescue robotics. Collectively, Xi's publications reflect a coherent research vision: bridging mechanical design innovation with intelligent control strategies to make rehabilitation robots more practical, effective, and accessible for real-world clinical deployment.
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