Chengxu Zhou
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Chengxu Zhou

Google Scholar ID: ZNeLJBgAAAAJ
Associate Professor in Robotics & AI, University College London
Legged ManipulationWhole Body ControlHumanoid RobotTelexistenceEmbodied AI
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Publications
8 items
SCDP: Learning Humanoid Locomotion from Partial Observations via Mixed-Observation Distillation
2026
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A High-Fidelity Digital Twin for Robotic Manipulation Based on 3D Gaussian Splatting
arXiv.org · 2026
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E-SDS: Environment-aware See it, Do it, Sorted - Automated Environment-Aware Reinforcement Learning for Humanoid Locomotion
2025
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Self-Motivated Growing Neural Network for Adaptive Architecture via Local Structural Plasticity
2025
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Sim-to-Real Transfer in Deep Reinforcement Learning for Bipedal Locomotion
2025
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Hierarchical Intention-Aware Expressive Motion Generation for Humanoid Robots
2025
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Learning to Adapt through Bio-Inspired Gait Strategies for Versatile Quadruped Locomotion
2024
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Deep Reinforcement Learning for Bipedal Locomotion: A Brief Survey
arXiv.org · 2024
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Resume (English only)
Background
  • Associate Professor in Robotics and AI at UCL Computer Science
  • Research focuses on humanoid and legged robots, whole-body control, teleoperation, and embodied AI
  • Aims to enable robots to achieve human-level versatility in movement—walking, balancing, manipulating, and interacting—with adaptability and expressiveness
  • Seeks to develop safer, more capable robots that can work alongside people in everyday life
  • Integrates optimal control, reinforcement learning, and bio-inspired design principles
  • Active in the international robotics community; co-chairs IEEE RAS Technical Committee on Whole-Body Control and UK-RAS Strategic Task Group on Legged Robotics
Co-authors
12 total
Nikos Tsagarakis
Nikos Tsagarakis
Tenured Senior Scientist, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Darwin G. Caldwell
Darwin G. Caldwell
Dept. of Advanced Robotics, Italian Institute of Technology - Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
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Co-author 3
Dimitrios Kanoulas
Dimitrios Kanoulas
Professor in Robotics and AI, UKRI FLF, University College London (UCL), Archimedes/Athena RC
Co-author 5
Co-author 5
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Co-author 6
Robert Richardson
Robert Richardson
Professor of Robotics, University of leeds
Jingcheng Sun
Jingcheng Sun
PhD, University of Leeds