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Weiqi Lin is a leading researcher in soft wearable robotics, with a focus on developing flexible, lightweight exosuits for rehabilitation and human augmentation. Their work centers on two key areas: designing cable-driven soft exosuits for upper limb assistance and advancing human intention recognition through mechanomyography (MMG) for joint torque estimation. Lin’s most influential paper, “Soft Wearable Robots: Development Status and Technical Challenges” (2022, 51 citations), provides a comprehensive overview of the field’s emerging concepts and persistent obstacles. Their 2022 study on MMG-based torque estimation (22 citations) offers a novel, non-invasive method for enabling synergistic exoskeleton control, directly applicable to rehabilitation therapy. In 2025, Lin contributed a systematic review of locomotion assistance exoskeletons (18 citations), cataloging prototype developments and technical hurdles. Their 2024 work on a cable-driven upper limb exosuit (6 citations) demonstrates practical design, control, and evaluation, emphasizing flexibility and compactness over rigid alternatives. With a growing citation record and contributions spanning both upper and lower extremity assistive devices, Lin is shaping the future of soft wearable robots for clinical and industrial use.