Stimuli-responsive materials exhibit abrupt physical or chemical property changes in response to changes in external stimuli such as light, temperature, pH, as well as ion strengths or exposure to an electric field or magnetic field. In this paper, the progress of light-stimuli responsive materials and thermally stimuli responsive materials are reviewed. The research of light-stimuli responsive materials in the fields of light responsive hydrogels and photochromic materials are described. The progress and applications about thermally sensitive hydrogels, thermally sensitive shape memory materials and thermochromic materials are introduced. The prospects of the application and research of these materials in multi- subject area are also recommended.