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Yuliang Wei is a pioneering robotics researcher whose work bridges bio-inspired design and practical locomotion systems. His primary research areas include wall-climbing robots, jumping mechanisms, and path planning for mobile robots—all focused on creating versatile, adaptive machines capable of navigating complex environments. Wei’s major contributions lie in developing novel adhesion and locomotion strategies inspired by nature. His most cited work, "A Four-legged Wall-climbing Robot with Spines and Miniature Setae Array Inspired by Longicorn and Gecko" (2021, 72 citations), introduces a hybrid adhesion system that combines spines for rough surfaces and setae for smooth ones, enabling unprecedented climbing versatility. He further advanced the field with a height-adjustable jumping robot (2021, 24 citations) that mimics springtails and fleas, achieving passive self-righting and trajectory control. Wei also designed a cicada-and-gecko-inspired climbing robot with a gear transmission arm (2021, 20 citations), capable of inspecting both rough and smooth walls. His recent work on efficiency-optimized path planning (2025) extends his impact to autonomous navigation in constrained environments. With over 127 total citations, Wei’s bio-inspired designs are shaping the next generation of agile, multi-terrain robots for inspection, search-and-rescue, and exploration.