Fangxun Zhong
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About
Fangxun Zhong is a leading roboticist whose work sits at the intersection of soft object manipulation, surgical robotics, and autonomous medical systems. His research addresses fundamental challenges in deforming, manipulating, and interacting with soft materials—from food items to human tissue—using advanced robotic control. Zhong’s most influential contribution is the development of an adaptive deformation model for automatic 3-D manipulation of soft objects by robotic arms (184 citations), which established a feedback-driven framework that has become foundational in the field. He further advanced surgical autonomy through a dual-arm robotic needle insertion system with active tissue deformation control for autonomous suturing (87 citations), and pioneered the FREEDOM system (45 citations)—a foot-controlled robot for endoscopic sinus surgery that addresses critical ergonomic and spatial constraints in clinical settings. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Zhong developed the TOOS robot (39 citations), a tele-operated oropharyngeal swab system using a soft hand for safe sampling, directly addressing frontline infection risks. His work also spans hand-eye calibration for surgical instruments, learning-based laparoscope control, and robotic embryo vitrification. With over 450 total citations, Zhong’s research continues to push the boundaries of what robots can achieve in delicate, real-world environments.
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