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About me:

I am currently a 2nd-year Ph.D. candidate majoring in Electrical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University(CWRU), working under the supervision of Prof. Zonghe Chua in the Enhanced Robotic Interfaces & Experiences(ERIE) Lab. I received my M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from CWRU, where I also worked under the supervision of Prof. Chua. I received my B.S. in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing, and Automation from HUST in China.

Research Interests:

My current research focus is to develop differentiable physical simulator for soft grippers.
My broader research interests include vision-based sensing, soft haptic actuators, soft robotic grippers, physical simulation, and machine learning.

Publications:

A Model-based Visual Contact Localization and Force Sensing System for Compliant Robotic Grippers

K. Zuo^*, S. Yang and Z. Chua, "A Model-based Visual Contact Localization and Force Sensing System for Compliant Robotic Grippers with Generalization to Unseen Objects," in TBD, Jan. 2026.

A High Load Density Miniature Force Sensor for Probing With Robot Feet

J. Zhou, J. Su, K. Zuo, M. Pan, Z. Chua and K. A. Daltorio^*, "A High Load Density Miniature Force Sensor for Probing With Robot Feet," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 450-457, Jan. 2026.

Three Degree-of-Freedom Soft Continuum Kinesthetic Haptic Display for Telemanipulation Via Sensory Substitution at the Finger

J. Su^*, K. Zuo and Z. Chua, "Three Degree-of-Freedom Soft Continuum Kinesthetic Haptic Display for Telemanipulation Via Sensory Substitution at the Finger," 2024 IEEE Conference on Telepresence, Pasadena, CA, USA, 2024, pp. 79-86.

Skills:

• Programming
  • Python (PyTorch,Taichi,OpenCV,Open3D)
  • C++
  • MATLAB
  • Git
• Robotics & Simulation
  • ROS2
  • SOFA, Abaqus
  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
  • Extended Position-Based Dynamics (XPBD)
• Mechanical Design & Fabrication
  • SolidWorks, Onshape, AutoCAD
  • 3D printing (FDM, SLA)
  • Soft robotic design and fabrication
• Control & Instrumentation
  • Closed-loop control
  • Fluidic actuation systems
  • Arduino-based prototyping
• MachineLearning & Vision
  • Computer vision–focused machine learning
  • Image-basedgeometry reconstruction