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[08/2026]: Won the second place in 2026 ASME SMRDC.
[07/2026]: Received RAS Travel Support.
[06/2026]: Presented a poster in MWRW @ TTIC.
[06/2025]: Presented a poster in MWRW @ TTIC.
[04/2024]: Presented a poster in MWRW @ TTIC.
[09/2023]: Won the Outstanding Master Thesis Award (修士論文優秀賞).
[07/2023]: Presented a paper in AIM'23 @ Seattle, USA.
[03/2022]: Received Google Travel Grant.
[10/2021]: Received JASSO Scholarship from MEXT, Japan.
[06/2020]: Won the Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award. (top 3%)

Publications (* denotes equal contribution)

First Author:

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Muqun Hu*, Yuhao Zhou*, Kabir Ray Malik, Chi Lin, Won Suk Lee, Yu She, and Yan Gu
TAC-LOCO: Unified Whole-Body Control for Quadrupedal TACtile-Informed LOCO-Manipulation
Under Review [Preprint]

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Yuhao Zhou, Sheeraz Athar*, Zhixian Hu*, Binghao Huang, Yunzhu Li, Juan Wachs, and Yu She
VTAP Gripper: Synergizing Fingertip Sensing and a Visuo-Tactile Active Palm for Dexterous In-Hand Manipulation
IROS 2026 [Preprint] [Website] [Video] [TL;DR]
2026 ASME Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competition Winners

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Yuhao Zhou, Won Suk Lee, Yan Gu, and Yu She
Tactile-Reactive Gripper with an Active Palm for Dexterous Manipulation
Nature Portfolio Journal Robotics [Paper] [Poster] [Video] [Code]
Covered by: [Science Robotics Editor's Choice Column]

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Yuhao Zhou*, Pokuang Zhou*, Shaoxiong Wang, and Yu She
In-Hand Singulation, Scooping, and Cable Untangling with a 5-DOF Tactile-Reactive Gripper
Advanced Robotics Research [Paper] [Video] [Website]
Front Cover Feature [link]

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Yuhao Zhou, Pokuang Zhou, Shaoxiong Wang, and Yu She
In-Hand Singulation and Scooping Manipulation with a 5 DOF Tactile Gripper
IROS 2024 [Preprint] [Paper] [Poster] [Video]
Covered by: [TechXplore] [机器人大讲堂]

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Yuhao Zhou, Ryota Takamido, Masako Kanai-Pak, Jukai Maeda, Yasuko Kitajima, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Noriaki Kuwahara, Taiki Ogata, and Jun Ota
Development of a Nursing Skill Training System Based on Manipulator Variable Admittance Control
AIM 2023 [Paper]

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Yuhang Li*, Yuhao Zhou*, Junbing Huang, Zijun Wang, Shunjie Zhu, Kairong Wu, Li Zheng, Jiajin Luo, Rui Cao, Yun Zhang, Zhifeng Huang
Jet-HR2: A Flying Bipedal Robot Based on Thrust Vector Control
RA-L with ICRA 2022 option [Preprint] [Paper] [Video]
Covered by: [IEEE Spectrum Column] [IEEE Spectrum Video Friday] [GDUT News] [机器之心]

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Co-Authored:

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Md Rakibul Islam Prince, Jaeeun Kim, Yuhao Zhou, Mason Vrshek, Shivani Reddy Sama, Adyaa Khera, Sheeraz Athar, Zijie Xu, Jiabin Liu, Shaoting Lin, Wei Li, and Yu She
MVP-Tac: A Miniaturized Dual-Modal Vision and Photoelastic Tactile Sensor for Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery
IROS 2026 [Preprint] [Website]

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Kaidi Zhang*, Heng Zhang*, Zhengtong Xu, Zhiyuan Zhang, MD Rakibul Islam Prince, Li Xiang, Xiaojing Han, Yuhao Zhou, Arash Ajoudani, and Yu She
TacVLA: Contact-Aware Tactile Fusion for Robust Vision-Language-Action Manipulation
IROS 2026 [Preprint] [Website]

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Pokuang Zhou, Yuhao Zhou, Quan Luu, Seungho Han, Heng Zhang, Binghao Huang, Yunzhu Li, Arash Ajoudani, Zhengtong Xu, and Yu She
Learning Tactile-Aware Quadrupedal Loco-Manipulation Policies
IROS 2026 [Preprint] [Website]

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Ryota Takamido, Yuhao Zhou, Masako Kanai-Pak, Jukai Maeda, Yasuko Kitajima, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Noriaki Kuwahara, Taiki Ogata, and Jun Ota
Immersive and Manipulator-Based Robot Patient System for Learning Wheelchair Transfers in Nursing Education
Revision in Progress at T-LT

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Zhifeng Huang, Zijun Wang, Jiapeng Wei, Jingtao Yu, Yuhao Zhou, Pihao Lao, Xiaoliang Huang, Xuexi Zhang, and Yun Zhang
Three-Dimensional Posture Optimization for Biped Robot Stepping over Large Ditch Based on a Ducted-Fan Propulsion System
IROS 2020 [Paper] [Video]

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