Xinyuan Zhao

University of Genoa, Italian Institute of Technology

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Xinyuan Zhao is a robotics researcher specializing in legged locomotion, manipulation, and control of complex robotic systems operating in challenging environments. Their work focuses on enabling robots—from quadrupedal platforms to underwater vehicle-manipulator systems—to adapt dynamically to real-world uncertainties. A key contribution is the development of a reactive locomotion generation scheme for the CENTAURO quadruped robot, which uses model predictive control to adapt gait and center-of-mass trajectories in real time during heavy payload transportation, a paper that has garnered 14 citations. Zhao further advanced the field by introducing a variable stiffness locomotion controller that ensures both compliance and stability for torque-controlled quadrupeds traversing uneven terrains, earning 9 citations. Their research also extends to underwater robotics, where they designed a receding-horizon visual servoing system for redundant underwater vehicle-manipulator systems, demonstrating versatility across domains. With a growing citation record, Zhao’s work bridges theoretical control methods and practical deployment, making significant strides toward robust, adaptive autonomy in field robotics.