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Pisak Chermprayong is a pioneering roboticist whose work sits at the intersection of aerial robotics, additive manufacturing, and bioinspired design. He is best known for leading the world’s first demonstration of aerial additive manufacturing (3D printing) using multiple autonomous drones—a breakthrough published in *Nature* (2022), which has already garnered 238 citations. This work, conducted at Imperial College London, showed how cooperating drones could build and repair structures in flight, opening new possibilities for construction in inaccessible or hazardous environments. Chermprayong also made significant contributions to drone safety and versatility. His highly cited “Rotorigami” system (171 citations) introduced a rotary origami protective shell for rotorcraft, enabling safe collisions and flight in cluttered spaces. He developed the SpiderMAV, a bioinspired perching system using tensile anchors to reduce energy consumption, and designed soft shock absorbers for autonomous landing. His integrated delta manipulator for aerial repair (104 citations) advanced the field of aerial manipulation. Through these innovations, Chermprayong has fundamentally expanded what aerial robots can achieve—from manufacturing and repair to safe navigation—demonstrating how nature-inspired engineering and multi-robot coordination can solve real-world challenges.