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Ying-Chi Liu is a robotics researcher specializing in the mechanical design and kineto-static analysis of rehabilitation robotics, with a particular focus on wrist and forearm recovery systems. Their work addresses one of the most persistent challenges in wearable robotic devices: joint misalignment between human anatomy and robotic mechanisms, which can compromise both user comfort and therapeutic safety. Liu's most influential contributions center on developing analytical frameworks and design methodologies that account for the complex biomechanics of human limbs. Their 2020 paper on compliance and passive joints for joint misalignment compensation has garnered 11 citations, establishing foundational principles for safer wearable device interaction. Building on this, their 2021 kineto-static analysis of a 3-DOF parallel wrist rehabilitation robot — which explicitly incorporates the effect of human limb dynamics — has accumulated 8 citations, further advancing the field's understanding of human-robot interaction forces. Across four major publications, Liu has consistently pushed toward rehabilitation robots that are not only mechanically sound but genuinely user-centered, integrating considerations of soft tissue compliance and hybrid parallel-serial architectures. Their research offers meaningful contributions for engineers and clinicians working at the intersection of assistive technology and human rehabilitation.