Minghui Guo

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Minghui Guo is pioneering the next generation of soft robotics through the innovative use of liquid metals. His core research focuses on bioinspired soft humanoid robots, advanced tactile sensing, and multifunctional smart materials. Guo’s landmark 2024 paper, *Bioinspired Liquid Metal Based Soft Humanoid Robots* (52 citations), lays out a comprehensive blueprint for constructing robots that mimic human anatomy and capabilities, positioning liquid metal as a transformative material in the field. His 2025 work on the Fingertip-Inspired Spatially Anisotropic Inductive Liquid Metal Sensor (21 citations) addresses a critical challenge in robotics: achieving ultra-wide range, high linearity, and exceptional stability in tactile sensing. Further pushing boundaries, Guo introduced the Antagonistic Liquid Metal Architecture (ALMA), a novel system that integrates temperature-induced deformation with magnetism for multi-mode sensing. With over 80 total citations and a series of high-impact publications in *Advanced Materials*, Guo is establishing himself as a leading voice in liquid metal-enabled soft robotics, offering solutions that promise to make humanoid robots more sensitive, adaptable, and lifelike.

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1. 1
   Bioinspired Liquid Metal Based Soft Humanoid Robots

   52 citations · 2024
2. 2
   Fingertip‐Inspired Spatially Anisotropic Inductive Liquid Metal Sensors with Ultra‐Wide Range, High Linearity and Exceptional Stability

   21 citations · 2025
3. 3
   Bioinspired Liquid Metal Based Soft Humanoid Robots (Adv. Mater. 35/2024)

   5 citations · 2024
4. 4
   Multilayer flexible high-density liquid metal coils based on infusion

   3 citations · 2025
5. 5
   Antagonistic Effect Between Deformation and Magnetism in Liquid Metal Coils Smart Architecture for Multi‐Mode Sensing

   2 citations · 2025

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