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Zi Hao Guo is pioneering the frontier of bioinspired soft electronics and human–robot interfaces, with a focus on artificial sensory systems that mimic nature’s most remarkable abilities. His research spans electroreception, triboelectric transducers, and iontronic materials, creating devices that can “feel” without touching. In his highly cited 2022 work (138 citations), Guo introduced bioinspired soft electroreceptors that replicate the remote sensing capabilities of sharks, enabling precontact somatosensation—a breakthrough for haptic feedback in robotics and prosthetics. He also developed graphene-based dual-function acoustic transducers (75 citations) that serve as both artificial ears and speakers, integrating machine learning for advanced human–robot interaction. His 2021 paper on triboelectric-optical cholesteric liquid crystals (72 citations) demonstrated self-powered smart windows and e-paper displays. Most recently, Guo’s 2024 study on giant iontronic flexoelectricity in soft hydrogels (38 citations) achieved unprecedented mechanoelectric conversion in flexible materials, overcoming the brittleness of traditional flexoelectrics. With over 320 total citations, Guo’s work is shaping the future of soft robotics, wearable electronics, and biomimetic sensing, earning recognition as a rising leader in intelligent materials and systems.