Scholar
Jianguo Zhao
Google Scholar ID: 2itcij4AAAAJ
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University
Citations & Impact
Citations
2,473
H-index
27
i10-index
50
Publications
20
Co-authors
15
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published extensively in top journals including IEEE Transactions on Robotics, IEEE/ASME TMech, Soft Robotics, and Science Advances
- Two-time finalist for Best Student Paper Award at IEEE/RSJ IROS (once as student, once as advisor)
- Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Robotics (2022–present)
- Selected publications:
- - 'Physics-based Modeling of Twisted-and-Coiled Actuators Using Cosserat Rod Theory' (IEEE T-RO, 2022)
- - 'Compliant Bistable Grippers Enable Passive Perching for Micro Aerial Vehicles' (IEEE/ASME TMech, 2021)
- - 'LEAP: High-speed and High-force Soft Machines via Elastic Instabilities' (Science Advances, 2020)
- - 'Flies land upside down using rapid visually-mediated rotational maneuvers' (Science Advances, 2019)
Research Experience
- Associate Professor at Colorado State University since 2015
- Leads the Adaptive Robotics Lab focusing on soft robots, flying robots, and reconfigurable robots
- Principal investigator on multiple NSF-funded projects, including:
- - Omnidirectional Perching on Dynamic Surfaces: Emergence of Robust Behaviors from Joint Learning
- - ARM SoRo: Adaptive, Rapid, Multifunctional Soft Robots via Tunable Elastic Instabilities
- - Vision-guided Control of Robust Perching: From Biological to Robotic Flyers
- - CRII: Embedded and Continuous Shape Morphing using Twisted-and-Coiled Artificial Muscle
Background
- Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University
- Roboticist directing the Adaptive Robotics Lab at CSU
- Focuses on adaptive robots capable of reconfiguring shape, structure, or functionality for diverse environments
- Research primarily funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Member of ASME, IEEE Robotics & Automation Society, and IEEE Control Systems Society
