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Yifeng Tang is pioneering the frontier of bioinspired soft robotics and intelligent tactile systems, with research spanning millirobots for biomedical intervention, biodegradable gelatin-based actuators, and advanced haptic interfaces. His most influential work—a soft tunable gelatin robot with insect-like claws (57 citations)—introduces a paradigm shift toward environmentally degradable, insect-scale robots capable of grasping, transporting, and delivering payloads in hard-to-reach spaces. Tang also achieved a major breakthrough in vascular intervention with a functionalized spiral-rolling millirobot that demonstrates upstream swimming against dynamic blood flow (23 citations), addressing a critical challenge for catheter-free drug delivery. His sub-millimeter fiberscopic robot (22 citations) simultaneously integrates maneuvering, imaging, and surgical capabilities, overcoming the “impossible trinity” of size, steering, and visualization in continuum robots. More recently, Tang has advanced human-machine interaction through a digital channel–enabled distributed force decoding system (19 citations) and a robust, omnidirectional-sensitive electronic antenna for tactile-induced perception (15 citations), both inspired by biological structures. With his work appearing in top venues like *Advanced Functional Materials* and *Nature Communications*, Tang is shaping the next generation of sustainable, multifunctional, and perceptive soft robots for healthcare and interactive technologies.