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Leijie Jiang is a robotics researcher whose work centers on the design, kinematics, and control of bio-inspired, cable-driven parallel mechanisms, with a particular focus on flexible humanoid joints. His major contributions lie in advancing the understanding of flexible parallel robots that mimic human anatomy, specifically the neck and shoulder/wrist. His most cited work, "Inverse Kinematics and Workspace Analysis of a 3 DOF Flexible Parallel Humanoid Neck Robot" (28 citations), establishes foundational methods for analyzing the motion capabilities of compliant neck-like structures. In his second most cited paper (16 citations), Jiang addresses the critical challenge of vibration control in a 2-DOF flexible humanoid arm joint, integrating nonlinear control strategies to manage the inherent flexibility of cable-driven systems. His earlier work (8 citations) provides a kinematic and static analysis of a cable-driven robot featuring a flexible link spine, which serves as a supportive cervical spine analog. Collectively, Jiang’s research bridges the gap between biological flexibility and robotic precision, offering key insights for developing safer, more adaptable humanoid robots. His work is particularly notable for tackling the complex control and modeling issues that arise when rigid assumptions are replaced with compliant, cable-driven architectures.