You‐Cheng Lai

National Chin-Yi University of Technology

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You-Cheng Lai is a robotics researcher whose work centers on the design and control of multi-jointed robotic systems, with a particular emphasis on intuitive human-robot interaction. His most notable contribution is the development of a novel embedded teaching system for multi-jointed robots, which leverages the I2C communication protocol to enable a more accessible and efficient method of robot programming. In this system, a small, lightweight teaching robot can be physically manipulated by a user; its motions are then directly mirrored by a larger, real-world robot through an embedded electrical control system. This "drag-to-teach" approach simplifies complex programming tasks, making robotic automation more practical for industrial and educational applications. While his 2012 paper on this topic has accumulated 4 citations, its true impact lies in its foundational approach to intuitive robot teaching, which continues to influence modern human-robot collaboration and embedded control system design.