Guangtao Zhang

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Guangtao Zhang is a researcher specializing in assistive technology, human-robot interaction, and accessible interface design, with a particular focus on empowering individuals with motor disabilities through innovative control systems. His work sits at the intersection of eye-gaze interaction, telepresence robotics, and virtual reality, addressing a critical gap in how people with severe physical limitations can engage with the world around them. Zhang's most significant contributions involve developing and evaluating eye-gaze control systems for telepresence robots, enabling users with limited hand mobility to navigate robots remotely and participate in social, educational, and public environments. His highly cited systematic review on telepresence robots for people with special needs (53 citations) provides a foundational resource for the field, while his explorations of eye-gaze wheelchair control (33 citations) demonstrate the practical feasibility of gaze-driven mobility solutions. His research using head-mounted displays with integrated gaze tracking represents a particularly novel approach, combining immersive VR environments with real-world robotic control. With over 200 cumulative citations, Zhang's body of work has meaningfully shaped accessible robotics research. His field studies with actual users from target disability groups add critical real-world validity, ensuring his innovations translate beyond the laboratory into genuine improvements in independence and quality of life.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Telepresence Robots for People with Special Needs: A Systematic Review

   53 citations · 2022
2. 2
   Exploring Eye-Gaze Wheelchair Control

   33 citations · 2020
3. 3
   Head and gaze control of a telepresence robot with an HMD

   28 citations · 2018
4. 4
   Hand- and gaze-control of telepresence robots

   22 citations · 2019
5. 5
   Eye-Gaze-Controlled Telepresence Robots for People with Motor Disabilities

   18 citations · 2019
6. 6
   People with Motor Disabilities Using Gaze to Control Telerobots

   16 citations · 2020
7. 7
   A Virtual Reality Simulator for Training Gaze Control of Wheeled Tele-Robots

   10 citations · 2019
8. 8
   Accessible control of telepresence robots based on eye tracking

   9 citations · 2019
9. 9
   Hand- and gaze-control of telepresence robots

   6 citations · 2019
10. 10
    Saccade response testing during teleoperations with a head-mounted display

    5 citations · 2024

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