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Shuzhang Liang is a researcher working at the forefront of micro-nano robotics, magnetic actuation systems, and biomedical micromanipulation. Their work spans the design, fabrication, and control of untethered miniature robots capable of operating in constrained biological environments, with significant implications for minimally invasive medicine, cancer therapy, and microengineering. Liang's most influential contribution, a 2021 review on field-controlled micro-nano manipulations and micro-nano robots (117 citations), established a comprehensive framework for understanding how external fields — magnetic, optical, and electric — can drive small-scale robotic systems. Complementing this, their work on magnetically actuated cell-robots (50 citations) demonstrated precise, biosafe control of living-cell-based microrobots capable of multimode locomotion and targeted cancer cell elimination. Their octopus-inspired millirobot designs, actuated by tetrahedron-arranged magnetic coil systems, showcased elegant solutions to three-dimensional untethered navigation in fluidic environments. Liang has also advanced optoelectronic tweezers for massively parallel micro-object manipulation and developed thin, mechanosensing soft robots with multimodal locomotion. Their microfluidic chip work further extends their contributions into automated biological sample handling. Collectively, Liang's research portfolio reflects a deeply interdisciplinary vision for intelligent, minimally invasive robotic technologies with transformative biomedical potential.