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Guorong Gao is an innovative materials scientist and robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of smart hydrogels, soft robotics, and flexible electronics. His research has made significant strides in developing advanced functional materials — particularly tough, responsive hydrogels and organohydrogels — for applications in soft actuators, bionic skin sensors, and human-machine interaction systems. Gao's most celebrated contribution is his development of anti-freezing organohydrogel triboelectric nanogenerators capable of operating at extreme temperatures as low as −30°C, work that has garnered 138 citations and opened new frontiers in wearable electronics. His pioneering studies on bilayer hydrogel actuators and multi-responsive systems, crosslinked using triblock copolymer micelles and metal coordination, have addressed longstanding challenges of mechanical weakness and slow response in smart materials. Notably, his hydrogel-based skin-like sensors for cable-driven continuum robots — cited 89 times — represent a meaningful advance in soft robotic perception. With a cumulative citation record reflecting sustained influence across materials science and robotics communities, Gao's work consistently bridges fundamental polymer chemistry with real-world applications in healthcare, artificial muscles, and next-generation human-computer interaction.