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Jung Gi Choi is a pioneering researcher in bio-inspired soft robotics and smart materials, with a focus on developing advanced actuators, sensors, and energy-absorbing fibers. His major contributions include the creation of stretchable and contractible tough fibers by hybridizing graphene oxide, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, and polyurethane, mimicking spider silk’s remarkable toughness (37 citations). He also introduced biomimetic thermal-sensitive multi-transform actuators capable of programmable complex motions (26 citations), and a mode-shifting shape memory polymer and hydrogel composite fiber actuator for soft robots (20 citations). Choi’s work on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels enabled simple diving and surfacing devices for micro aquatic robots (14 citations), and he developed a self-powered multidirectional strain sensor for electronic skin using coiled carbon nanotube yarns (10 citations). His innovations in stretchable fibers, thermal actuators, and hydrogel-based devices have significant implications for wearable technology, artificial muscles, soft robotics, and underwater vehicles. With over 100 total citations, Choi’s research is highly influential in advancing smart, bio-inspired materials for real-world applications.