Guanglong Du

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Guanglong Du is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robot calibration, human-robot interaction, and intelligent control systems. His research has made significant contributions to improving the precision and usability of robotic manipulators, with a particular focus on making robots more accessible through intuitive human interfaces. Du's most influential work centers on online robot calibration, developing novel methods that leverage vision measurement and inertial measurement units (IMUs) combined with probabilistic frameworks such as Kalman filters — contributions that have collectively attracted nearly 300 citations. His 2013 paper on vision-based robot calibration (131 citations) and companion work on hybrid sensor calibration demonstrate a sustained effort to bring accurate, low-cost self-calibration within practical reach. Equally notable is his pioneering research on markerless hand tracking for robot teleoperation using Microsoft Kinect (112 citations), enabling natural, gesture-driven robot control without cumbersome physical markers. This line of work evolved into sophisticated multi-sensor human-manipulator interfaces incorporating Kalman and particle filters, further bridging human intention and robotic execution. Most recently, Du has embraced large language models to drive natural-language-controlled bimanual teleoperation, signaling his continued evolution toward intelligent, operator-friendly robotics. His body of work reflects a coherent vision: making robots smarter, easier to calibrate, and more seamlessly responsive to human guidance.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Online robot calibration based on vision measurement

   131 citations · 2013
2. 2
   Markerless Kinect-Based Hand Tracking for Robot Teleoperation

   112 citations · 2012
3. 3
   Human–Manipulator Interface Based on Multisensory Process via Kalman Filters

   76 citations · 2014
4. 4
   Online robot calibration based on hybrid sensors using Kalman Filters

   63 citations · 2014
5. 5
   IMU‐Based Online Kinematic Calibration of Robot Manipulator

   34 citations · 2013
6. 6
   An online method for serial robot self-calibration with CMAC and UKF

   26 citations · 2016
7. 7
   Human-Manipulator Interface Using Particle Filter

   7 citations · 2014
8. 8
   Online robot auto-calibration using IMU with CMAC and EKF

   5 citations · 2015
9. 9
   A novel human-robot interface using hybrid sensors with Kalman filters

   3 citations · 2014
10. 10
    Large language model-driven natural language interaction control framework for single-operator bimanual teleoperation

    2 citations · 2025

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