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Yuhan Zheng is a pioneering robotics researcher whose foundational work in the mid-1980s helped establish the theoretical and practical framework for coordinated multi-robot systems. His research centers on robot motion control, kinematic chain mechanisms, and multi-sensor integration, with particular emphasis on solving the complex challenges that arise when multiple robots collaborate on shared tasks. Zheng's most celebrated contributions address the fundamental problem of two industrial robots manipulating the same object simultaneously. Recognizing that such configurations form closed kinematic chains governed by holonomic equality constraints, he developed rigorous mathematical frameworks for managing positional, orientational, and torque relationships between coordinated robots. His 1987 paper on constrained relations has accumulated 269 citations, while his complementary 1986 study on joint torque control has earned 151 citations — together representing landmark references in cooperative robotics literature. His earlier 1985 work, with over 100 citations, demonstrated early leadership in formalizing motion control for coordinated systems. Beyond dual-robot coordination, Zheng later extended his research into intelligent multisensor robotic systems, integrating vision, tactile, and force/torque sensing with expert system decision-making. With a career spanning nearly two decades of active publication, Zheng's cumulative contributions have influenced generations of robotics engineers and researchers working on collaborative automation.