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Zhangxi Zhou is an emerging researcher at the forefront of surgical robotics, with a focused expertise in cable-driven mechanisms, soft robotics, and minimally invasive surgical systems. His work addresses some of the most technically demanding challenges in medical robotics, particularly the precise control and actuation of robots operating within confined, delicate anatomical environments. Zhou's most significant contributions center on cable-driven parallel robots (CDPRs) designed for advanced interventional endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery. His innovative designs integrate soft inflatable scaffolds, hydraulic folded pouch actuators, and variable stiffness end-effectors to achieve multi-degree-of-freedom manipulation within the body — capabilities critical for complex procedures like knot tying and tissue retraction. His tension sensor array work directly tackles the longstanding problem of friction-induced inaccuracies in cable-driven surgical systems, offering meaningful progress toward reliable force estimation over long tendon-sheath pathways. Beyond surgical applications, Zhou has also contributed to model predictive control for robotic arms, demonstrating breadth across both medical and industrial robotics. His papers have collectively accumulated over 20 citations since 2023, a strong early-career indicator of growing influence. Researchers interested in next-generation minimally invasive surgical tools will find Zhou's body of work both technically rigorous and clinically relevant.