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Rongwei Wen is a rising researcher at the intersection of biorobotics, soft actuation, and human-robot interaction, whose work bridges fundamental biomechanics with practical robotic design. His primary research areas include finger kinematics for prosthetic and robotic hands, bioinspired structures for overcoming mechanical limits, and soft robotic sensing systems. Wen’s most impactful contribution is his study of finger kinematics during human hand grip and release (2023, 15 citations), which provides critical motion pattern data to close the dexterity gap between bionic and human hands. He also led groundbreaking work on the *Megarhyssa* parasitic wasp’s ovipositor, revealing a bending-activated biotensegrity structure that surpasses Euler’s critical force—a discovery with implications for minimally invasive surgical tools. In soft robotics, Wen has pioneered far-field magnetic sensing on origami actuators for multidimensional movement and force perception, and developed a Venus flytrap-inspired assistive donning device for robotic hand gloves. His recent work on depth-temporal attention models for close-proximity front-following robots advances human-robot collaboration. With publications spanning 2023–2025 and growing citation impact, Wen is establishing himself as an innovator in translating biological principles into next-generation robotic systems.