Yuanwei Chua

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Yuanwei Chua is a robotics researcher whose work spans human-robot interaction, shared control systems, brain-machine interfaces, and assistive robotics. His most influential contribution lies in the domain of human-robot shared control, where his 2015 paper on continuous role adaptation — now cited over 186 times — introduced a game-theoretic framework enabling robots to dynamically adjust their level of autonomy based on human intent. This foundational work reshaped how researchers conceptualize collaborative control between humans and machines. Building on this theme, Chua also contributed to the breakthrough development of a wireless brain-machine interface that granted tetraplegic macaques independent mobility by controlling a robotic platform through neural signals alone, demonstrating the real-world potential of neuroprosthetic systems. His broader research portfolio encompasses humanoid robot kinematics, human-robot motion synchronization, telepresence robotics with gesture-based attention direction, and social robotics for children with autism. Across these diverse areas, Chua consistently bridges theoretical rigor with practical application, developing systems that enhance human capability and autonomy. With over 340 cumulative citations, his work has meaningfully advanced the fields of rehabilitation robotics, collaborative autonomy, and socially intelligent machines.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Continuous Role Adaptation for Human–Robot Shared Control

   186 citations · 2015
2. 2
   Independent Mobility Achieved through a Wireless Brain-Machine Interface

   55 citations · 2016
3. 3
   Role adaptation of human and robot in collaborative tasks

   26 citations · 2015
4. 4
   Human-robot motion synchronization using reactive and predictive controllers

   16 citations · 2010
5. 5
   Automated door opening scheme for non-holonomic mobile manipulator

   13 citations · 2013
6. 6
   Singularity-robust modular inverse kinematics for robotic gesture imitation

   12 citations · 2010
7. 7
   A User Trial Study to Understand Play Behaviors of Autistic Children Using a Social Robot

   10 citations · 2012
8. 8
   Robust Optimal Inverse Kinematics with Self-Collision Avoidance for a Humanoid Robot

   9 citations · 2013
9. 9
   Gesture-based attention direction for a telepresence robot: Design and experimental study

   9 citations · 2014
10. 10
    An Attention-Directed Robot for Social Telepresence

    5 citations · 2013

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