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Fushu Luan is a leading researcher at the intersection of industrial automation, environmental sustainability, and socioeconomic systems. Her work fundamentally examines how the proliferation of industrial robots reshapes environmental outcomes, labor markets, and corporate behavior. Luan’s most cited study, “Industrial robots and air environment” (166 citations), introduces a moderated mediation model revealing how population density and energy consumption condition robotics’ environmental impact. Her subsequent work, “Air pollution, water pollution, and robots” (106 citations), provocatively questions whether technology alone can resolve environmental crises. Luan has also pioneered investigations into robotics’ heterogeneous employment effects across agriculture, industry, and services sectors, and demonstrated that industrial robots significantly influence corporate environmental governance among Chinese firms—a finding with direct policy implications. Her research on quadratic relationships between automation and environmental performance further challenges linear assumptions in the field. With over 300 cumulative citations and publications spanning 2022–2025, Luan’s work is essential reading for scholars examining the double-edged role of Industry 4.0 technologies in achieving sustainable development. Her nuanced findings offer critical guidance for policymakers navigating the trade-offs between technological progress and environmental protection.