Rencheng Zheng
Papers
5
Total Citations
30
H-Index
4
About
Rencheng Zheng is a robotics researcher whose work spans soft robotics, human-robot interaction, and autonomous navigation. His most cited paper, "Untethered Soft Crawling Robot Based on Origami Inspired Soft-rigid Hybrid Actuator," introduces a novel approach to soft robotics by combining origami-inspired structures with rigid components, enabling untethered locomotion—a key challenge in the field. This work has already garnered 7 citations since its 2025 publication, signaling its early impact. Zheng also made contributions to assistive and autonomous systems, including a sEMG-machine interface for steering virtual vehicles and an in-building transport robot capable of autonomously using elevators to move goods between floors. His research on driver-automation shared control for collision avoidance during automation failure addresses critical safety issues in human-robot interaction. Additionally, his work on GICP-LOAM advances lidar-based SLAM for mobile robots in GPS-denied environments, improving both computational efficiency and localization accuracy. With a portfolio that bridges soft actuation, intelligent control, and real-world deployment, Zheng is shaping the future of adaptable, safe, and autonomous robotic systems.
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