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Chengkai Xia is a rising researcher in the fields of advanced control theory and robotic systems, with a primary focus on sliding mode control, prescribed performance control, and the design of bio-inspired robots. His most significant contribution is the development of an approximate continuous fixed-time terminal sliding mode control with prescribed performance for uncertain robotic manipulators, a work that has garnered 51 citations and demonstrates his ability to solve complex, real-world control challenges. Xia has also made notable strides in medical robotics, co-authoring a study on a portable device that enhances force control during ultrasound acquisition, improving the stability and reproducibility of medical imaging—a practical innovation with 7 citations. His research extends to aerospace, where he has proposed a predefined-time sliding mode control scheme for attitude tracking of space free-flying robots, and designed a novel free-flying space robot inspired by water striders for on-orbit assembly tasks. Through these works, Xia showcases a versatile expertise spanning from theoretical control advancements to tangible robotic applications, establishing himself as a promising contributor to both terrestrial and space robotics.