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Haoguang Yang is a pioneering roboticist whose research spans knowledge-based automation, parallel robotics, and pandemic-responsive mobile systems. His foundational work, "A Knowledge-Based Robotic Assembly Cell" (1986, 59 citations), established early frameworks for integrating artificial intelligence into manufacturing, enabling robots to reason and adapt during complex assembly tasks—a cornerstone contribution that influenced decades of intelligent automation research. More recently, Yang has advanced actuation-coordinated mobile parallel robots (ACMPRs), which merge parallel mechanism configurations with mobile platforms to achieve hybrid locomotion and manipulation, offering unprecedented flexibility for large-area coverage and remote exploration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Yang applied his expertise to public health, developing occupant-centric robotic air filtration systems for classrooms. His 2021 studies (8 citations) demonstrated how mobile robots can provide continuous, targeted air purification, overcoming the limitations of fixed filters to protect students during school reopening. By combining real-time environmental sensing with autonomous navigation, Yang’s work directly addressed urgent safety challenges, showcasing robotics’ potential in crisis response. With a career bridging classical AI in manufacturing and cutting-edge mobile manipulation, Yang’s contributions reflect a sustained commitment to making robots more adaptive, practical, and socially impactful.