Papers
18
Total Citations
1,072
H-Index
14
About
Chih-Hung King is a pioneering robotics researcher whose work spans two transformative domains: haptic feedback in robotic surgery and assistive robotics for people with disabilities. His most influential contributions center on restoring the sense of touch to robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery — a field historically constrained by the complete absence of haptic information. King developed sophisticated tactile feedback systems, including pneumatic balloon actuator arrays and piezoresistive sensor networks, that allow surgeons to perceive tissue forces during procedures, demonstrably reducing excessive grasping force and improving surgical precision. These innovations, collectively cited over 500 times, have shaped the trajectory of surgical robotics research. Equally significant is his work on assistive mobile manipulators, which empower individuals with severe physical disabilities to perform everyday tasks — from retrieving dropped objects to personal grooming — with greater autonomy. Notably, his "Robots for Humanity" project enabled a quadriplegic man to shave himself at home using a general-purpose robot. King's research on human responses to robot-initiated touch further demonstrates his commitment to understanding the social dimensions of human-robot interaction, making him a truly multidisciplinary force in robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1Tactile Feedback Induces Reduced Grasping Force in Robot-Assisted Surgery218 citations · 2009
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- 3Touched by a robot95 citations · 2011
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- 7Pneumatic balloon actuators for tactile feedback in robotic surgery72 citations · 2008
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- 10Assistive mobile manipulation for self-care tasks around the head36 citations · 2014