Papers
93
Total Citations
3,795
H-Index
31
About
Zude Zhou is a leading researcher at the intersection of robotics, sustainable manufacturing, and human-robot collaboration, whose work has fundamentally shaped how intelligent robotic systems are designed, controlled, and deployed in real-world industrial settings. His most cited contribution, a 2015 review on robot-assisted lower limb rehabilitation (463 citations), established him as an authority on rehabilitation robotics and control strategies. Zhou's subsequent research pivoted powerfully toward remanufacturing and circular economy principles, where he pioneered disassembly sequence planning and line balancing through innovative algorithms such as the discrete Bees algorithm — work that has collectively accumulated hundreds of citations and provided practical frameworks for sustainable end-of-life product processing. His 2019 investigations into human-robot collaborative disassembly demonstrated measurable contributions to economic, environmental, and social sustainability, while his 2020 work on digital twin-based industrial cloud robotics positioned him at the frontier of smart manufacturing architectures. A 2022 review on robot learning further cemented his influence in AI-driven robotic systems. With over 1,800 cumulative citations across his top publications, Zhou's research provides both theoretical foundations and experimental implementations that continue to guide engineers and researchers advancing intelligent, sustainable manufacturing worldwide.
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- 2Human-robot collaboration in disassembly for sustainable manufacturing219 citations · 2019
- 3Robot learning towards smart robotic manufacturing: A review205 citations · 2022
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- 7An experimental human-robot collaborative disassembly cell127 citations · 2021
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