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Guanglie Zhang is a pioneering roboticist working at the intersection of origami-inspired mechanisms, micro-robotics, and soft bioelectronics. His research centers on developing novel robotic systems with reconfigurable architectures and advanced sensing capabilities. Zhang's most impactful contribution is the design of an origami crawling robot with reconfigurable sliding feet, which leverages a twisted tower structure to achieve extension, contraction, and bending motions—a significant advance in flexible robotic design (15 citations). In the realm of super-resolution imaging, he developed micro-robotic scanning superlens nanoscopy to precisely control microspheres for verifying theories behind super-resolution mechanisms (4 citations). More recently, Zhang has ventured into wearable technology, creating an electronic slime-based epidermal electrode using carbon nanocomposites for biosignal sensing, offering a low-cost, simple fabrication alternative to conventional electrodes (3 citations). His earlier work includes a holonomic mobile spherical robot with 3D center-of-gravity shifting actuators, designed for weatherproof, omnidirectional rolling on inclined surfaces (3 citations). Through these diverse contributions, Zhang demonstrates a unique ability to merge mechanical innovation with practical sensing applications, making him a notable figure in contemporary robotics research.