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Shaohong Zhong

Publications 2

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An End-to-End Framework for Modelling Pneumatic Soft Robots Based on Differentiable Finite Element Methods

Shaohong Zhong, Yao Yao, Perla Maiolino et al. · 2026 · 10.1109/lra.2025.3625507

Soft robots present significant modelling challenges due to their non-linearity, complex dynamics and potentially intricate geometries. These difficulties in accurate system identification and dynamics modelling limit their applications in precise robotics tasks. Prior modelling approaches typically suffer from trade-o …

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PneuTac: Tactile Manipulation with Soft Pneumatic Robots via Unified MPM-Gaussian Splatting Simulation

Soft robots and tactile sensors have demonstrated great potential in delicate manipulation tasks. Soft pneumatic robots enable safe contact through compliance, and vision-based tactile sensors offer high-resolution touch perception. However, learning tactile manipulation with compliant robots has been challenging, bott …

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