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Fangshi Wang is a robotics researcher whose work centers on autonomous navigation, Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM), and intelligent multi-robot systems. He is perhaps best known for his pivotal contributions to the OpenLORIS-Scene datasets project, which introduced benchmark datasets specifically designed to evaluate lifelong SLAM performance in dynamic, real-world service robot environments — a resource that has garnered over 180 citations and reshaped how researchers assess robotic autonomy in everyday settings. Complementing this, his development of DXSLAM, a visual SLAM system that integrates deep learning-based feature extraction to enhance robustness and efficiency, has attracted nearly 160 citations and represents a meaningful advance in bridging classical SLAM frameworks with modern neural approaches. More recently, Wang has extended his focus toward multi-robot collaboration under real-world resource constraints, exploring how heterogeneous networks of lightweight IoT-enabled robots can achieve meaningful collective intelligence through systems like OCTOANTS. Collectively, his body of work addresses a critical gap between laboratory-grade robotics research and the practical demands of deploying autonomous systems in unpredictable, resource-limited environments, making him a notable contributor to the field of embodied AI and service robotics.