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Tingting Guo is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of underwater robotics, adsorption mechanisms, and autonomous marine systems. She is best known for her pioneering contributions to underwater climbing robot technology, particularly her development of novel non-contact adsorption systems that harness the Bernoulli negative pressure effect. Her most influential work, published in 2021 and accumulating 36 citations, introduced a hull-adsorptive underwater climbing robot that overcomes critical limitations of traditional designs — including poor performance on rough surfaces and weak adsorption forces — by generating maneuverable forces without direct contact with the adhered surface. Building on this foundation, Guo developed a sliding negative pressure adsorption mechanism and a synchro-drive locomotion system, advancing the practicality and maneuverability of underwater climbing platforms. Beyond climbing robots, her research extends to autonomous underwater gliders, where she addressed the challenge of maintaining precise pitch control in the presence of pycnoclines — density-stratified ocean layers that significantly disturb buoyancy-driven vehicles. With nearly 65 total citations across her published work, Guo's research is shaping the future of intelligent underwater robotic systems for marine inspection and ocean observation.