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Zhiwen Jiang is a robotics researcher whose work centers on novel mechanism design and compliant control for healthcare and mobile robotics. His key research areas include serial-parallel hybrid mechanisms, patient transfer robotics, and tactile-based impedance control. Jiang’s most impactful contribution is the kinematic analysis of a three-degree-of-freedom serial-parallel hybrid mechanism, which he successfully applied to a wheel-legged robot (2020, 19 citations). This work provides a foundational framework for combining the advantages of serial and parallel kinematic chains in mobile platforms. He has also made significant strides in nursing-care robotics, developing a piggyback transfer robot designed to reduce the physical burden on caregivers. His 2021 paper on this robot’s design and compliant control (11 citations) addresses a critical need in patient handling, while subsequent work on motion analysis and mechanics-based trajectory design (2022, 5 citations) focuses on creating comfortable, personalized lift motions for care-receivers. By integrating tactile sensing with impedance control for the robot’s chest holder, Jiang advances safe human-robot interaction. His research is notable for its direct application to improving quality of life in aging societies, bridging theoretical mechanism design with practical, human-centered robotic solutions.