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Siqing Chen is a leading researcher in soft robotics, with a focus on bio-inspired designs for underwater exploration and manipulation. Their work bridges the gap between compliant materials and practical aquatic applications, developing novel actuators and robotic systems that mimic marine life. Chen’s major contributions include the creation of a bidirectional soft biomimetic hand driven by water hydraulics for dexterous underwater grasping (43 citations), and a pneumatic–hydraulic hybrid actuator that enables soft robots to both swim and crawl (30 citations). They have also advanced continuum manipulators capable of swallowing and disgorging objects, modeled after biological ingestion (15 citations), and explored vision-based formation control for multi-UAV systems using event-triggered sliding mode control (7 citations). Notably, Chen’s bio-inspired jellyfish robot (2023) demonstrates the potential for silent, efficient underwater locomotion. With over 100 total citations and a growing portfolio of innovative, application-driven research, Chen is shaping the future of soft robotics for marine science, environmental monitoring, and underwater infrastructure maintenance.