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Zechang Ming is pioneering the frontier of intelligent soft robotics and smart materials, with a focus on creating actuators and sensors that seamlessly integrate with their environment. His research centers on developing advanced microfiber and aerogel-based systems that respond to multiple stimuli—including photothermal, humidity, and electromagnetic signals—while also possessing self-powered sensing capabilities. Ming’s major contributions include the invention of highly-aligned all-fiber actuators with asymmetric photothermal-humidity response and autonomous perceptivity (47 citations, 2024), and microfiber actuators with hot-pressing-programmable mechano-photothermal responses for electromagnetic perception (22 citations, 2024). He has also advanced temperature-adaptive elastic conductive fibers for wearable electronics (15 citations, 2025) and developed self-propelled nanocellulose aerogel eco-robots for aquatic environment perception (7 citations, 2024). His work uniquely reconciles environment-triggered actuation with self-powered sensing, addressing critical challenges in human-robot-environment interaction. With a growing citation impact and a portfolio of highly innovative, application-driven research, Ming is establishing himself as a rising leader in the field of bioinspired soft robotics and multifunctional materials.