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Yunong Li is a rising roboticist whose research lies at the intersection of deployable mechanisms, continuum robotics, and intelligent manufacturing systems. Her most impactful work, "Design of a Deployable Continuum Robot Using Elastic Kirigami-Origami" (2023, 14 citations), introduces a novel modular continuum robot inspired by Yoshimura origami. By combining active cables with passive elastic deformation of kirigami-origami structures, Li achieved synchronous motion across modules using a slider-crank mechanism—a breakthrough that enables configurable, lightweight robots for confined or dynamic environments. She has also advanced precision manufacturing through the design, modelling, and implementation of a novel parallel end effector for robotic grinding (2025, 4 citations), and pioneered heterogeneous robot cooperation in her study "Cooperative Navigation System of AGV and UAV with Autonomous and Precise Landing" (2024, 3 citations), addressing the limitations of single-robot systems in smart factories. Most recently, her work on centimeter-scale magneto-reconfigurable parallel robots (2025, 2 citations) leverages Grassmann line geometry to synthesize multi-task adaptable platforms using a magneto-connected part library, pushing the boundaries of miniaturized, reconfigurable automation for bench-top and minimally invasive applications. Li’s contributions are shaping the future of adaptive, space-constrained robotics.