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Xiuwen Wang is a robotics researcher specializing in the design, control, and locomotion of wheel-legged robots, with a particular focus on enabling stable and adaptive movement across unstructured and challenging terrain. Wang's most influential contribution, "Control Strategy of Stable Walking for a Hexapod Wheel-Legged Robot" (2020), has garnered 118 citations, establishing foundational principles for hexapod locomotion control that have resonated widely across the robotics community. Building on this work, Wang has pioneered the development of parallel six-wheel-legged robotic platforms that integrate Stewart platform-based legs with wheeled locomotion, offering exceptional flexibility and heavy-duty capability in real-world environments. A significant thread of Wang's research addresses planetary exploration, investigating how mobile robots can maintain traversability, stability, and high payload capacity on extraterrestrial surfaces — a challenge with profound implications for future space missions. Additional contributions to speed consensus control on uneven terrain further demonstrate Wang's commitment to solving practical locomotion problems. Collectively, Wang's body of work represents meaningful advances in hybrid locomotion systems, making complex terrain navigation more reliable and efficient for both terrestrial and planetary robotic applications.