Junhao Ni
Papers
2
Total Citations
3
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1
About
Junhao Ni is a robotics researcher advancing the frontier of safe, human-centered robotic interaction through innovations in soft robotics and tactile sensing. His work focuses on two critical, intertwined challenges: creating low-cost, compliant grippers and developing robust tactile sensor arrays that enable robots to “feel.” Ni’s design of a soft–rigid hybrid pneumatic anthropomorphic gripper demonstrates how inherent compliance can simplify control for delicate object manipulation and safe human–robot collaboration, offering a practical, low-cost prototype for testing next-generation tactile sensors. Complementing this, he has engineered a stretchable matrix tactile sensor array with anti-ghosting capabilities—a key solution for reliable touch detection in home and care robots serving an aging population. Though his most-cited papers are recent (2025), with 2 and 1 citations respectively, their immediate relevance to scalable, safe robotics signals a rising impact. By prioritizing affordability and robustness, Ni is helping to democratize tactile feedback technology, paving the way for more intuitive and safer robots in everyday environments.
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