Zhaofeng Liang — accepted AI-conference papers

2026

A Mole-Inspired Scratch-Digging Robot for Granular Media Traversal

Jiabin Liu, Zhaofeng Liang, Haifei Zhu, Yisheng Guan, Kun Xu, Xilun Ding +1

RA-L 2026

This letter proposes a mole-inspired scratch-digging robot to investigate four-limb subsurface locomotion in granular media. The robot integrated a conical head, a rigid torso, a hybrid crank-rocker and crank-slider forelimb that reproduces scratch-digging strokes, and a two-degree-of-freedom (DOF)

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2025

A Mole-inspired Incisor-Burrowing Robotic Platform for Planetary Exploration

Ran Xu, Jiabin Liu, Zhaofeng Liang, Hongmin Zheng, Kunquan Zheng, Zibiao Chen +4

IROS 2025

Planetary exploration requires efficient methods for subsurface sampling, especially in extreme energy limitations. Traditional drilling methods are often energy intensive and require large platforms, limiting their applicability. Bio-inspired burrowing techniques, inspired by animals like moles, of

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