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Wenping Song is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of bio-inspired robotics and micro/nano-scale manipulation, whose work draws inspiration from nature to solve challenges in medicine, environmental remediation, and space exploration. Song’s key contributions include the development of magnetically propelled fish-like nanoswimmers (267 citations), which mimic the complex fluid dynamics of fish locomotion for targeted drug delivery and microsurgery. Their amoeba-inspired magnetic venom microrobots (68 citations) replicate pseudopodial movement to navigate complex biological environments, while the multimode microdimer robot (23 citations) demonstrates unprecedented adaptability for crossing tissue barriers. In the realm of macro-scale robotics, Song’s flytrap-inspired bistable origami gripper (29 citations) offers rapid, compliant capture for active space debris removal, and their integrated robot platform (22 citations) combines flapping-wing micro aircraft with Janus microrobots for efficient pollutant purification. With over 400 total citations and a growing portfolio of high-impact work, Song is recognized for translating biological principles into versatile robotic systems that operate across scales—from the cellular to the orbital—establishing them as a leader in nature-inspired engineering.