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Lei Zhao is a robotics researcher specializing in autonomous navigation, 3D mapping, and reconfigurable robotic systems. Their work focuses on solving practical challenges in indoor spatial intelligence, particularly for multi-floor environments and mobile manipulation. Zhao’s most cited paper, “3D Mapping of Multi-floor Buildings Based on Sensor Fusion” (2017, 8 citations), introduces a novel method that integrates laser range sensors, barometric pressure sensors, and Kinect depth cameras to create accurate 3D maps while detecting floor transitions—a critical capability for autonomous robots operating in complex buildings. Building on this, their 2016 study (4 citations) addresses real-time performance limitations in traditional 3D SLAM by employing Monte Carlo localization on 2D maps, significantly improving computational efficiency. Zhao also contributed to trajectory planning for reconfigurable robots, as seen in their 2014 work on the JL-2 robot (3 citations), which optimizes motion for space target grasping. More recently, their 2021 paper explores kinematic decoupling for parallel robots in large-scale translation tasks. With a cumulative citation count of 17, Zhao’s research bridges sensor fusion, localization, and adaptive control, offering practical solutions for autonomous systems in constrained indoor environments.