Yinping Lai

Shenzhen Metro (China), Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

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Yinping Lai is a leading researcher in high-speed optical 3D measurement and robotic inspection, with a focus on industrial automation and extreme-environment robotics. Their most cited work, "High-Speed Optical 3D Measurement Sensor for Industrial Application" (2020, 45 citations), addresses the critical challenge of simultaneously achieving high-speed and high-accuracy 3D shape measurement for vision-guided industrial robots—a breakthrough that has driven adoption of optical sensors in manufacturing. Lai also pioneered a novel method for measuring highly reflective surfaces using a dual stereo monocular structured light system fusion (2019, 8 citations), solving a long-standing problem in robotics where specular objects distort traditional 3D sensing. Beyond industrial applications, Lai has contributed to nuclear fusion maintenance robotics, designing motion planning for inspection robots in ITER-like vessel environments (2015, 5 citations) and trajectory planning for tokamak flexible in-vessel inspection robots (2015, 3 citations). This work demonstrates versatility in applying 3D measurement and robotics to hazardous, confined spaces. With a citation trajectory showing growing impact, Lai’s research bridges fundamental optical sensing challenges with real-world automation needs, making their work essential reading for engineers developing next-generation industrial and inspection robots.