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Weiguo Xu is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of digital fabrication, robotic construction, and architectural design, whose work is transforming how buildings are designed and built in the 21st century. His research focuses primarily on 3D concrete printing (3DCP), robotic assembly systems, and automated construction workflows, addressing one of the construction industry's most pressing challenges: the global labor shortage. Xu's most influential contribution, "Toward Automated Construction: The Design-to-Printing Workflow for a Robotic In-Situ 3D Printed House" (2022, 56 citations), demonstrates an end-to-end pipeline bridging digital design with on-site robotic fabrication—a landmark step toward fully automated building construction. His complementary study on how fabrication systems shape architectural form (35 citations) offers the field a critically needed comparative framework across independently developed 3DCP platforms. Beyond concrete printing, Xu has advanced robotic brick masonry capable of operating in real-world site conditions rather than controlled laboratory settings, and has explored innovative techniques including slip-form casting and smart material computation. Collectively, his work positions him as a leading voice in construction robotics, consistently pushing fabrication technology from experimental research into practical, real-world architectural application.