Guangri Li

Papers

Total Citations

H-Index

About

Guangri Li is a robotics researcher specializing in humanoid locomotion and kinematic mechanisms, with a focus on enhancing bipedal robot mobility through innovative joint design. His work centers on redundancy in robotic limbs, particularly the development of a novel biped robot with 7 degrees of freedom (DOF) and a double spherical hip joint, which offers superior flexibility compared to conventional 6-DOF designs. In his most cited paper, "Kinematic analysis and motion planning of a biped robot with 7-DOF and double spherical hip joint" (2008, 3 citations), Li demonstrated how this mechanism enables straight-legged walking and greater lower-limb maneuverability, overcoming limitations of traditional bent-knee gaits. His earlier work, "Kinematics Analysis of a Humanoid Leg With Redundancy Freedom" (2006, 2 citations), further explored the double spherical joint’s six DOFs in the hip, combined with single-DOF knee and three-DOF ankle joints, to create a leg with enhanced motion range. Though his citation counts are modest, Li’s contributions are notable for advancing the theoretical foundations of redundant humanoid leg kinematics, offering a pathway to more natural and efficient bipedal locomotion—a key challenge in robotics.