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Keyu Chen is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of advanced nanomaterials and artificial intelligence, with key contributions in soft robotics and natural language processing. Chen’s most impactful work, the 2020 study on “Ultrarobust Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene-Based Soft Actuators via Bamboo-Inspired Mesoscale Assembly of Hybrid Nanostructures” (277 citations), introduced a bioinspired strategy to overcome the mechanical fragility and performance unreliability of traditional bilayered actuators. By mimicking bamboo’s hierarchical architecture, Chen developed ultrarobust soft actuators with exceptional durability, advancing applications in flexible electronics and soft robotics. This work demonstrates a masterful integration of materials science and biomimicry, setting a new standard for actuator reliability. More recently, Chen has expanded into AI, co-authoring the 2024 review “From Word Vectors to Multimodal Embeddings: Techniques, Applications, and Future Directions For Large Language Models” (5 citations), which traces the evolution from foundational distributional semantics to modern multimodal embeddings. This survey highlights Chen’s versatility in bridging materials engineering with cutting-edge computational methods. With a growing citation record and a knack for interdisciplinary innovation, Keyu Chen is a rising figure whose work inspires both materials scientists and AI researchers.