🔬 University#52 Hefei, China· Est. 1958
University of Science and Technology of China — Robot Research
Home to Jia Jia — China's most realistic humanoid robot — and Xiao Man, a service robot that gained international attention. USTC's robot research merges AI with expressive humanoid design.
social robotsHRIAI systemsdexterous manipulation
Notable achievements
Jia Jia realistic android, Xiao Man service robot, AI dialogue systems for HRI, social robot design, international media coverage.
Notable work
Jia Jia androidXiao Man robot
Recent publications
All papers →Matched by this lab's specialties (keyword overlap + direct affiliation)
MANIPULATION
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Hand-in-the-Loop: Improving VLA Policies for Dexterous Manipulation via Seamless Hand-Arm Intervention
Zhuohang Li, Liqun Huang, Wei Xu +5 more
2026
MANIPULATION
Designing Soft Arms with Octopus-Like Dexterity: Insights from Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Finite Element Analysis.
Ahmadi S, Cummings S, Roy C +5 more
Soft robotics · 2026
MANIPULATION
Open access
TactiDex: A Real-World Tactile-Guided Benchmark for Human-Like Dexterous Manipulation
Suting Ni, Hanbing Zhang, Zhenyu Wei +4 more
2026
MANIPULATION
Open access
DexVerse: A Modular Benchmark for Multi-Task, Multi-Embodiment Dexterous Manipulation
Yunchao Yao, Zhuxiu Xu, Tianqi Zhang +12 more
2026
HRI
Open access
Factors Influencing Conversational Engagement in Robot-Delivered Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) for Dementia in Home Settings
Emmanuel Akinrintoyo, Nicole Salomons
2026
HRI
Social robots' verbal time updates facilitate children's persistence in challenging tasks: A comparison with humans.
Ishikawa M, Matsumura S, Mahzoon H +2 more
Child development · 2026