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Lorenzo Migliorini is a leading figure in soft robotics and materials science, specializing in the development of electroactive polymers and nanocomposites for bioinspired actuation and sensing. His research focuses on creating soft, stimuli-responsive materials that can operate in challenging environments, particularly underwater. Migliorini’s major contributions include pioneering low-voltage hydrogel-based actuators for underwater soft robotics, with his 2016 paper on this topic garnering 77 citations. He has also advanced the field through the fabrication of hybrid nanocomposites combining hydrogels with cellulose nanocrystals, achieving high-sensitivity electromechanical actuation below water electrolysis potentials. His work on super-stretchable resistive strain sensors using Ecoflex–gold nanocomposites (2023, 24 citations) has significant implications for wearable electronics and biomedical devices. Notably, Migliorini has developed monolithic three-dimensionally functionally graded hydrogels for bioinspired soft robots (2021, 19 citations) and pioneered supersonic cluster beam fabrication of metal–ionogel nanocomposites (2018, 19 citations). His recent research on electropneumatic oscillators using nonlinear inflatables (2025) demonstrates ongoing innovation in artificial central pattern generators for robotic locomotion. With over 200 total citations, Migliorini’s work bridges materials chemistry, nanotechnology, and robotics, establishing him as a key innovator in soft, adaptive systems.