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Xingchao Zhang is a robotics researcher whose work centers on the design, modeling, and control of advanced robotic systems, with a particular focus on rehabilitation robotics and parallel mechanisms. Zhang’s major contributions include the development of a compact waist rehabilitation robot (CWRR) inspired by McKenzie Therapy, which addresses the critical challenges of low compliance and unsatisfactory therapeutic outcomes in existing devices for patients with low back pain. This work, published in 2023, demonstrates a novel integration of rigid pose adjustment with therapeutic principles. Additionally, Zhang has advanced the field of legged locomotion through research on gait generation and conversion for a (2UPS-U)+R series-parallel hybrid wheel-legged quadruped robot, proposing a CPG-based method that ensures lateral stability during wheel-foot transformation. Zhang also contributed to fundamental robotics theory with an improved inverse kinematics and dynamics model for general parallel mechanisms, a paper that has garnered 8 citations since 2023. This foundational work enhances the precision and applicability of parallel robots in various domains. Through these contributions, Zhang is shaping the future of rehabilitation technology and versatile robotic locomotion, making significant strides toward more effective, adaptable, and clinically relevant robotic systems.