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Zhihong Mai is a leading researcher in flexible tactile sensors and bioinspired electronic skins, with a focus on advancing human–computer interaction, wearable electronics, and smart robotics. Their most influential work, a bionic tactile sensor inspired by the octopus sucker structure (97 citations), achieved a breakthrough in combining high sensitivity with a wide linear sensing range—a long-standing challenge in capacitive sensors. Mai further pioneered dual-mode magnetic strain sensors (50 citations) capable of both contact and non-contact sensing, and developed a 3D dual-mode tactile sensor (44 citations) that decouples temperature and pressure signals, mimicking biological skin. Addressing hysteresis—a critical limitation in flexible electronics—Mai’s bioinspired nanocomposite pressure sensor (39 citations) integrates multiwalled carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofiber to enable low-hysteresis, high-stability performance for real-time human–computer interfaces. With over 230 cumulative citations across these core papers, Mai’s work is shaping next-generation wearable health monitors, prosthetic skins, and intelligent robotic systems. Their innovative use of biological structures and nanomaterials continues to set new benchmarks in flexible sensor design.