Ways to get SMD resistors from a strip
You should try vacuum tweezers. They are a bit varied, there are some super cheap ones and others more sophisticated:

Cheapest option, which I dont recommend. When you press or release the vacuum pump the tweezer moves, which makes placing parts precisely a bit harder.



There are some automated versions, some come with a pedal for instance where you can enable or disable the vacuum. (the image is illustrative, I don't know which features it has)



Some of them have a metal arm which you can use to help place the parts even more precisely. This is a "cheap" one from Tindie, but there are some that are a lot more rigid and expensive (didn't find a picture when writing the answer).



Or build your own (out of the first one).

I have 2 that are made with aquarium pumps, these guys posted a guide on how to build one. Mike (Mikes Electric Stuff) has a nice video about the topic as well.

Some time ago I posted a video of some PCB population some boards using mine. In my case I sealed an aquarium pump with hot glue leaving only one exit for the air, and I block that exit with my hand. When the exit is blocked the part is released (tackyness from the paste helps release the part from the resitual vacuum).