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Xiaobo Tan is the Associate Chair for Research and holds dual appointments as the MSU Foundation Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) at Michigan State University's College of Engineering. He also holds the Richard M. Hong Endowed Chair in ECE. His research focuses on electroactive polymers, biomimetic robotics, aquatic sensing, and hysteresis control.
Education: Ph.D., University of Maryland (2002); M.E. and B.E., Tsinghua University (1998 and 1995).
Research Interests: His work spans robotic fish design, soft actuators, autonomous swarms, and embedded control systems. Key innovations include robotic fish for environmental monitoring and tactile sensors for soft robots. He emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, merging materials science, control theory, and robotics.
Key Contributions: Recent work includes 3D-printed robotic worms for pipe inspection, mmWave-based environmental sensing, and adaptive neural control algorithms. He has pioneered underwater species detection using embedded machine learning.
- Awards:
- Fellow of IEEE
- NSF CAREER Award
- MSU Teacher-Scholar Award
- ASME DSCD Best Mechatronics Paper Award
Advising & Labs: Leads research groups developing bioinspired robots and smart sensors. Active in collaborative industry projects like pipeline inspection and gas energy robotics. His labs explore both theoretical and applied aspects of soft robotics and autonomous systems.
