Man Qi Goi

University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

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Man Qi Goi is a rising researcher at the forefront of bioinspired and smart materials engineering, with a primary focus on four-dimensional (4D) printing and shape-morphing structures. Their most notable contribution is the development of bioinspired 4D-printed polylactic acid (PLA) grippers, a breakthrough that leverages the material’s inherent shape-memory properties to create adaptive, hand-like gripping devices. In their 2024 paper, Goi introduced two innovative gripper designs, each featuring four fingers that bend in response to external stimuli. The first design employs longitudinal-transversal printed lines to control finger deformation, with each finger precisely dimensioned at 1 mm × 4 mm × 15 mm. This work demonstrates how 4D printing can mimic natural grasping mechanisms, offering potential applications in soft robotics, biomedical devices, and automated handling. Though early in their career, Goi’s research has already garnered attention, with the gripper paper accumulating 4 citations. Their work stands out for its elegant integration of material science and biomimicry, paving the way for more sustainable, programmable actuators. Goi’s contributions are particularly inspiring for students exploring the intersection of additive manufacturing and responsive materials.