Xiao Hu

Robotics Researcher

Xiao Hu

PhD at Northeastern University · Reinforcement Learning · Manipulation · Human-Robot Interaction

Experience

Industry research & engineering roles in robotics

Robotics Algorithm Engineer
Pudu Robotics — X Lab
Robotics algorithm R&D
2024 – 2025
Research Engineer
Tencent — Robotics X
Research on robotic manipulation and learning
2023 – 2024
Robotic Arm Algorithm R&D Engineer
Xpeng Robotics (Intern)
Mentor: Dr. Chen Xiangyu
2022 – 2023
Robotics Researcher
IDEA — Greater Bay Area Digital Economy Research Institute (Intern)
Mentor: Dr. Zhang Lei (IEEE Fellow)
2021 – 2022

Education

Academic background

Harvard University
Summer School
Northeastern University
Data & System (PhD Fellowship)
South China University of Technology
Control Science and Engineering
Shenzhen University
Intelligent System

Publications

Self-Designed Competition Robot

From design and fabrication to award-winning performance

Top 1% · First Prize

Built two complete robot from concept to competition

I independently completed the full robot development process, including mechanical design, manufacturing, system integration, and competition deployment. The robot ultimately won First Prize, placing in the top 1% of the competition.

Mechanical Design Assembly System Integration

Awards & Service

Recognition and academic contributions

Awards

  • 2018 China Robot Competition — Dance Group First Prize
  • 2018 National College Student Mathematical Modeling — Provincial First Prize
  • 2019 National College Student Electronic Design — Provincial First Prize
  • 2017 China Engineering Robot Competition — Narrow Foot Race Second Prize
  • Shenzhen University Graduate First-class Scholarship

Academic Service

  • Vice Chair of 2026 IEEE Summit
  • Reviewer: ICRA, CoRL, IROS
  • Reviewer: IEEE Trans. on Human-Machine Systems
  • Reviewer: ACM Intl. Conf. on Human-Robot Interaction
  • Reviewer: IEEE MIT Undergrad Research Technology Conf.
  • Reviewer: IEEE Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Reality

Skills

Tools, languages & robot platforms

Tools & Languages

ROS1 & ROS2 Python C++ Git Java SolidWorks 3D Print

Robot Models

Franka Research 3 ABB Kinova G1 Flexiv Humanoid Robot