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Fajer Mushtaq is a leading figure in the burgeoning field of small-scale robotics, with a particular focus on the design and application of magnetically and externally powered micro- and nanorobots. Her work is fundamentally reshaping how we approach targeted therapy, minimally invasive surgery, and environmental remediation. Her most impactful contribution, the highly cited review "Recent developments in magnetically driven micro- and nanorobots" (372 citations), has become a foundational text for the field. Mushtaq is also celebrated for pioneering the use of soft, smart materials in these tiny machines. Her work on "Motile Piezoelectric Nanoeels for Targeted Drug Delivery" (107 citations) exemplifies this, introducing a paradigm shift toward more sophisticated, biomimetic locomotion. Beyond propulsion, she has developed novel fabrication techniques, such as biotemplating metal-organic frameworks onto natural structures like *Spirulina* for advanced robotic platforms. In a notable achievement, she created a robotically controlled microprey system to dissect the initial attack modes of phagocytes, providing unprecedented insight into cellular mechanobiology. With over 850 total citations, Mushtaq’s innovative synthesis of materials science, robotics, and biology is driving the next generation of intelligent, functional microdevices.