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Zhong-Qiu Zhao is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on the intersection of autonomous manipulation, physical human-robot interaction, and robot perception. His key research areas include compliant manipulation for assistive robotics, parameter estimation for grasping, and visual self-localization. Zhao’s most influential contribution is a compliant manipulation method for nursing robots, which leverages the physical structure of human limbs to enable safer and more adaptive physical interaction—a critical advancement for healthcare robotics. This work has garnered 11 citations. He has also made significant strides in autonomous grasping by developing techniques to explore unknown objects’ center of mass and friction coefficient, essential parameters that are notoriously difficult to measure but vital for stable robotic manipulation; this research has received 9 citations. Earlier in his career, Zhao contributed to robot visual self-localization using fast LSIS profile entropy features, a method that enhances a robot’s ability to determine its position in an environment. Through these contributions, Zhao has advanced the practical deployment of robots in unstructured, human-centered settings, demonstrating a sustained focus on making robots more perceptive and physically capable in real-world applications.