Haobo Kang
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Haobo Kang is a leading researcher in robotic manipulation, specializing in the automated handling of soft and viscoelastic materials—a critical frontier in manufacturing, healthcare, and service robotics. His major contributions center on developing compliance-aware tactile control systems that enable rigid robots to perform contact-rich tasks with deformable objects, overcoming persistent challenges such as dynamic parameter mismatches, unstable contact oscillations, and complex force-deformation coupling. Kang’s landmark work, “CATCH-FORM-ACTer,” introduces a novel framework that integrates tactile sensing with hybrid deformation regulation and an action transformer architecture, allowing robots to adaptively manipulate viscoelastic items with unprecedented precision and stability. This research has already garnered early citations, reflecting its immediate relevance to the soft robotics and automation communities. By bridging the gap between rigid robot hardware and the unpredictable behavior of soft materials, Kang’s innovations pave the way for more versatile and reliable robotic systems in food processing, medical device assembly, and beyond. His work stands out for its practical, compliance-aware approach, offering a scalable solution to one of robotics’ most stubborn challenges.
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