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Yuxin Zhang’s research bridges the frontiers of soft matter engineering and intelligent robotic systems, with a focus on liquid metal technologies and autonomous manufacturing. His most cited work, “Magnetically Controllable Liquid Metal Marbles” (2019, 69 citations), introduced a novel method to overcome the stickiness of oxidized gallium-based liquid metals by creating nonwettable, magnetically steerable marbles—a breakthrough with implications for flexible electronics and microfluidics. In manufacturing robotics, Zhang has developed adaptive trajectory planning and surface reconstruction frameworks for high-precision tasks like robotic deburring of automotive castings and grinding of additively repaired blades, addressing real-world challenges in aerospace and automotive industries. His contributions to humanoid robotics include simulating ground reaction forces for vertical jumping and designing optimal footstep regulation algorithms to reject impact disturbances during walking, enhancing stability in dynamic environments. With additional work on temporal delay estimation for visual-inertial odometry in mobile robots, Zhang’s research demonstrates a rare versatility—from fundamental materials science to applied control systems—making him a notable figure in the integration of novel materials with advanced robotics for manufacturing and autonomous systems.