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Bin Dong is a leading researcher in stimuli-responsive soft materials, with a focus on light-driven and magnetic actuators for advanced robotics and wearable electronics. His major contributions include the development of a groundbreaking light-driven hydrogel actuator capable of in-air fast response, high-speed jumping, and rolling—a significant leap beyond traditional slow, water-dependent hydrogel systems (231 citations). He also pioneered the magnetic Janus origami robot, enabling versatile cross-scale droplet manipulation (70 citations), and designed bioinspired light-driven composite films that achieve rotary flight, mimicking vine maple seeds (41 citations). Dong’s work on magnetically encoded 3D mesostructures has introduced high-order shape morphing and high-frequency actuation (15 citations), while his recent innovation of a DMSO-modified porous organogel offers breathable, degradable substrates for wearable electronics (2025). His research bridges fundamental materials science and practical engineering, with high-impact publications demonstrating broad applicability in soft robotics, microfluidics, and biomedical devices. Dong’s achievements highlight his role in advancing stimuli-responsive systems toward real-world, dynamic environments.