Xiantao Sun
Papers
9
Total Citations
58
H-Index
4
About
Xiantao Sun is a pioneering roboticist whose work centers on adaptive grasping, variable-stiffness actuation, and rehabilitation robotics. His most impactful contribution is the development of a variable-configuration force sensor with adjustable resolution (18 citations), enabling multitask robotic measurements across diverse ranges—a breakthrough for precision assembly and manufacturing. Sun’s single-actuator four-finger adaptive gripper (14 citations) revolutionizes robotic assembly by providing stable, low-cost grasping of irregular flat objects, while his novel variable-stiffness actuator based on an antagonistic variable-radius principle (8 citations) offers unprecedented control in compliant manipulation. His underactuated body fixture for a 7-DOF cable-driven upper-limb exoskeleton (5 citations) advances rehabilitation robotics by improving human-robot physical interfaces. More recently, Sun has ventured into flexible endoscopic robots with autonomous tracking using machine vision and deep learning (2 citations), merging robotics with AI for surgical applications. With a growing citation count and a portfolio spanning grippers, actuators, sensors, and medical devices, Sun’s work is shaping the future of adaptive and assistive robotic systems.
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- 2A Single-Actuator Four-Finger Adaptive Gripper for Robotic Assembly14 citations · 2023
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- 9A linkage mechanism with high mechanical advantage for robotic grippers1 citations · 2024