Lu Yao
Industrial Design
Education
Sep. 2014 – Jul. 2018
Bachelor of Product design, Academy of Art & Design, Tsinghua University
Sep. 2022 – Present
M.A. Information Art & Design, Tsinghua University
Projects & Publications
Projects
MOJA -Robot orchestra
Culture Heritage Digitalization (Dunhuang)
Interlligent Interior Design in Car Based on Smart Matericals（Benz）
Publications
艺术与科学国际作品展暨学术研讨会
用于变形设备的材料 ：形变原理的设计启示/A类会议 一作
TASIE 第六届艺术与科学国际作品展暨学术研讨会2024（共同第一作者）
Mi H, Yao Y, Yao Z, et al. AI-Enabled Robotic Theaters for Chinese Folk Art[M]//Artificial Intelligence for Art Creation and Understanding. CRC Press, 2025: 30-54.
Zhihao Yao, Qirui Sun, Beituo Liu, Yao Lu, Guanhong Liu, Xing-Dong Yang, and Haipeng Mi. 2024. InkBrush: A Sketching Tool for 3D Ink Painting. In Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '24). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 158, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642128
Zhihao Yao, Yao Lu, Qirui Sun, Shiqing Lyu, Hanxuan Li, Xing-Dong Yang, Xuezhu Wang, Guanhong Liu, and Haipeng Mi. 2024. Lumina: A Software Tool for Fostering Creativity in Designing Chinese Shadow Puppets. In The 37th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST '24), October 13--16, 2024, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. ACM, New York, NY, USA 15 Pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3654777.3676426
Zhihao Yao, Shiqing Lyu, Yao Lu, Qirui Sun, Hanxuan Li, Xuezhu Wang, Guanhong Liu, and Haipeng Mi. 2024. ShadowMaker: Sketch-Based Creation Tool for Digital Shadow Puppetry. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '24). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 417, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613905.3648657
Yijie Guo, Ruhan Wang, Yuan-Ling Feng, Yao Lu, Xuezhu Wang, Fumihide Tanaka, and Haipeng Mi. 2024. ROMEO: Towards the Design of Robot with Haptic Mediation for Remote Conflict. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '24). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 276, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613905.3650781
Xuezhu Wang, Xun Cui, Ruilin Xiong, Yao Lu, and Peizhong Gao. 2024. Gobot: A Novel Shoe-Integrated Robot for Enriching Walking Experiences. In Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI '24). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1265–1268. https://doi.org/10.1145/3610978.3641268
Yao Lu, Xuezhu Wang, Ruilin Xiong, Xun Cui, Yijie Guo, and Haipeng Mi. 2024. Exploring Foot-Interactive Robotics: A Study on Gobot's Role in Enhancing Daily Walking Experience through Emotion-Infused Design. In Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI '24). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 707–711. https://doi.org/10.1145/3610978.3640624
Haoran Zeng, Yuyang Qi, and Yao Lu. 2023. Toubot: A Pair of Wearable Haptic Robots Linking Left-behind Children and Their Parents Emotionally. In Companion of the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI '23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 816–819. https://doi.org/10.1145/3568294.3580191
Zhihao Yao, Yao Lu, Yijie Guo, Qirui Sun, Mingyue Gao, and Haipeng Mi. 2024. Taotie: Designing a Museum Robot utilizing Cultural Metaphors. In Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium of Chinese CHI (CHCHI '23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 241–250. https://doi.org/10.1145/3629606.3629628
Zhihao Yao, Qirui Sun, Beituo Liu, Yao Lu, Guanhong Liu, and Haipeng Mi. 2023. InkBrush: A Flexible and Controllable Authoring Tool for 3D Ink Painting. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 36th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST '23 Adjunct). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 74, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1145/3586182.3615782
Zhihao Yao, Yao Lu, Yijie Guo, Qirui Sun, Mingyue Gao, and Haipeng Mi. 2024. Taotie: Designing a Museum Robot utilizing Cultural Metaphors. In Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium of Chinese CHI (CHCHI '23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 241–250. https://doi.org/10.1145/3629606.3629628
Yijie Guo, Hanyang Hu, Zhuoran Zhai, Yao Lu, Xuezhu Wang, Yuanling Feng, Zhihao Yao, Zhenhan Huang, Yuan Yao, and Haipeng Mi. 2024. Designing Future In-Vehicle Assistants: Insights from User Imaginations and Experiences. In Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium of Chinese CHI (CHCHI '23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 508–520. https://doi.org/10.1145/3629606.3629663
Hanxuan Li, Yu Peng, Zhihao Yao, Qirui Sun, Yao Lu, and Haipeng Mi. 2024. Robotic Xiàngshēng Theater: Designing Audio-Animatronics with Cartoon-Style Facial Expression for Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition. In Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium of Chinese CHI (CHCHI '23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 331–343. https://doi.org/10.1145/3629606.3629637
