Papers
9
Total Citations
572
H-Index
7
About
Xi Fang is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the dynamic intersection of soft robotics, underwater autonomous systems, and computer vision. His research has made particularly significant contributions to the development of soft robotic manipulators designed for shallow-water aquaculture, addressing the urgent need to replace human divers in seafood harvesting operations at depths of approximately 30 meters. His 2020 paper on a soft manipulator for delicate underwater grasping has accumulated 224 citations, reflecting the field's enthusiasm for his integrated approach to modeling, control, and real-world validation. Fang has also advanced underwater robotic perception, notably through a GAN-based framework for real-time visual quality enhancement, which has garnered 141 citations and represents a practical breakthrough for vision-limited subsea environments. His broader portfolio spans bio-inspired soft robotic arm kinematics, variable stiffness grippers employing low-melting-point alloys, shape memory alloy continuum robots, and adaptive learning control strategies for grasping. With a cumulative citation count exceeding 570, Fang's work consistently bridges fundamental biomechanical modeling with deployable engineering solutions, making him an influential voice in next-generation soft robotics for challenging real-world applications.
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- 2Towards Real-Time Advancement of Underwater Visual Quality With GAN141 citations · 2019
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- 5A variable stiffness soft robotic gripper with low-melting-point alloy46 citations · 2017
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- 9Rolling motion generation of multi-points contact for a humanoid robot3 citations · 2016