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Yuanchao Zhu is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of human-machine cooperation, shared control systems, and intelligent robotic manipulation. His scholarship spans terrestrial and underwater robotic platforms, with a unifying focus on designing frameworks that synergize human intuition with machine precision to exceed what either could achieve independently. Zhu's most influential contribution, "A Review of Human–Machine Cooperation in the Robotics Domain" (2021, 117 citations), established him as a leading voice in understanding how artificial intelligence can amplify human capabilities through perception, action, and learning. Building on this foundation, he has developed innovative shared control architectures for humanoid manipulators, haptic feedback systems for tracking moving objects, and vision-based teleoperation platforms that leverage monocular pose estimation — work that collectively demonstrates his commitment to intuitive, practical human-robot interfaces. Particularly noteworthy is Zhu's sustained interest in underwater robotics, where he has contributed both a humanoid underwater robot and a robotic avatar system, addressing the unique cognitive and physical demands of subsea teleoperation. His more recent deep reinforcement learning approach to flexible grasping further highlights his versatility across methodologies. With over 175 cumulative citations and growing, Zhu's research is shaping the future of collaborative human-robot systems across challenging real-world environments.