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Xuemei Liu is a pioneering researcher in agricultural robotics, specializing in the mechanized harvesting of delicate crops. Her work focuses on the interaction between robotic end-effectors and biological materials, with key contributions to the harvesting of white asparagus and tomatoes. Liu’s major contributions include the development of a novel pull-cutting end-effector for ex-situ robotic asparagus harvesting, optimized through MBD-DEM coupling simulation, and a parallel dual-arm control method for coordinated moving-looking-harvesting. She also advanced tomato post-picking crating by designing an unpowered, compact crating system with a flexible double-buffered structure, reducing damage rates through multiscale finite element modeling. Her research has garnered significant attention, with her most-cited paper, “Analysis of the interaction between end-effectors, soil and asparagus during a harvesting process based on discrete element method,” accumulating 29 citations. Liu’s work is notable for its practical impact on agricultural automation, addressing challenges in crop damage and harvesting efficiency. Her achievements include establishing a velocity threshold for tomato crating damage and proposing innovative solutions for low-damage, high-efficiency robotic harvesting, making her a leading figure in precision agriculture and robotics.