Papers
10
Total Citations
721
H-Index
8
About
Hongri Gu is a leading researcher in small-scale robotics, with a focus on magnetic soft robots, micromachines, and bioinspired active matter. His most impactful contribution is the development of magnetic cilia carpets that mimic natural metachronal waves—coordinated, wave-like motions essential for biological transport. This work, published in 2020, has garnered 327 citations and opened new avenues for liquid pumping and locomotion at small scales. Gu has also pioneered self-folding soft-robotic chains with reconfigurable shapes, enabling minimally invasive medical interventions, and has advanced the intelligence of micromachines for autonomous operation in complex microenvironments. His research on magnetic quadrupole assemblies and swarm microrobots using counterfactual rewards further demonstrates his ability to engineer collective behaviors and complex functionalities. With over 700 total citations across his top papers, Gu’s work is widely recognized for its innovation and potential impact. He has also contributed to the field as a co-author of the 2025 motile active matter roadmap and as an editor for *Science Robotics*, where he helps shape the future of robotic research.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Magnetic cilia carpets with programmable metachronal waves327 citations · 2020
- 2Self-folding soft-robotic chains with reconfigurable shapes and functionalities100 citations · 2023
- 3Increasingly Intelligent Micromachines99 citations · 2022
- 4Magnetic quadrupole assemblies with arbitrary shapes and magnetizations87 citations · 2019
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- 6The 2025 motile active matter roadmap29 citations · 2025
- 7Light patterning semiconductor nanoparticles by modulating surface charges19 citations · 2024
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- 9Label-free robotic mitochondrial biopsy5 citations · 2025
- 10What we look for at <i>Science Robotics</i>3 citations · 2022