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Jian Qiao is a leading researcher in the field of soft robotics and smart materials, with a primary focus on developing high-performance artificial muscles. His work centers on carbon nanotube (CNT) yarns and their composites, aiming to create actuators that are strong, fast, and practical for real-world applications. Qiao’s major contributions include pioneering the design of hierarchical CNT composite yarn muscles, which overcame the limitations of slow shape recovery and cyclic deformation in traditional hybrid actuators. He also developed a groundbreaking ionic-liquid-in-nanofiber sheathed CNT yarn muscle, solving the critical issue of electrolyte stability in air—a key step toward reliable, air-operating electrochemical muscles. Most recently, his work on CNT/polyaniline yarn muscles has opened new possibilities for implantable devices that function in biocompatible environments, addressing a major challenge in medical robotics. With his most-cited papers accumulating over 170 citations, Qiao’s innovations are shaping the future of artificial muscles for applications ranging from wearable assistive devices to biomedical implants.