Papers
16
Total Citations
637
H-Index
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About
Tong Li is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of flexible sensing technology and intelligent robotics, with a career defined by advancing how machines perceive and interact with the physical world. His work spans tactile sensor development, robot grasping systems, and human-machine interaction, establishing him as a significant voice in next-generation robotic intelligence. Li's most influential contribution, a 2018 comprehensive review of tactile sensor technologies (246 citations), became an essential reference for the field, mapping two decades of progress across diverse transducing mechanisms. Building on this foundation, his 2019 development of a flexible electronic skin sensor using porous CNT/PDMS nanocomposites (223 citations) delivered a breakthrough in three-dimensional force detection, combining high sensitivity with wearability. These two works alone reflect the breadth of his expertise — from surveying the landscape to engineering tangible solutions. His subsequent research bridges hardware and intelligence, exploring grasp stability prediction, sliding detection algorithms, and visual-tactile dataset construction for multi-fingered robotic hands. His 2024 comprehensive review of robot intelligent grasping (67 citations) further cements his role as a synthesizer of this rapidly evolving domain. Collectively, Li's work has helped lay the sensory and algorithmic groundwork for the next generation of dexterous, perceptive robots.
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Top Papers
- 1Recent Progress in Technologies for Tactile Sensors246 citations · 2018
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- 8VTG: A Visual-Tactile Dataset for Three-Finger Grasp6 citations · 2024
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