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Ruizhe Xing is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, electronic skin, and smart materials, whose work is redefining how machines sense and interact with the physical world. Xing’s primary contributions lie in developing advanced flexible capacitive stress sensors with unprecedented performance. Their landmark 2021 paper on a skin-inspired capacitive stress sensor, which uses bilayer liquid metal elastomers to achieve a large dynamic range, has garnered 44 citations and established a new benchmark for soft touch-sensing devices. Building on this, Xing introduced a passive particle jamming variable stiffness material that simultaneously achieves high sensitivity and a large measurement limit—a breakthrough cited 24 times for its potential in human–machine interfaces and prosthetics. More recently, Xing has ventured into 4D printing, authoring a 2025 review on magnetically responsive materials that has already attracted 14 citations, highlighting their role as a thought leader in programmable matter. Their 2023 work on scalable multi-dimensional topological deformation actuators, capable of active object identification, demonstrates a visionary approach to creating materials that not only sense but also physically reconfigure. With a growing citation record and a portfolio of innovations that bridge materials science and robotics, Ruizhe Xing is shaping the future of adaptive, intelligent soft systems.