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D-Index
53
Citations
12260
World Ranking
993
National Ranking
21

Overview

Kyu-Jin Cho is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea and has a research focus rooted primarily in engineering with significant contributions to biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, and control and systems engineering. Their research spans across various subfields including rehabilitation and surgery, reflecting a diverse engagement with both theoretical and applied aspects of engineering sciences.

The research topics commonly addressed by Kyu-Jin Cho include:

  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics

Kyu-Jin Cho's recent publications feature work in reputable scientific venues, often contributing studies that involve robotics and advanced materials. Notable papers include:

  • "Review of machine learning methods in soft robotics," 2021, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Ladybird beetle-inspired compliant origami," 2020, published in Science Robotics
  • "High-load capacity origami transformable wheel," 2021, published in Science Robotics
  • "3D printing with a 3D printed digital material filament for programming functional gradients," 2024, published in Nature Communications
  • "Reliability analysis of a tendon-driven actuation for soft robots," 2020, published in The International Journal of Robotics Research

Frequent co-authors of Kyu-Jin Cho, reflecting long-term collaborations, include:

  • Woongbae Kim
  • Dae-Young Lee
  • Useok Jeong
  • Sang-Min Baek
  • Brian Byunghyun Kang

The preferred publication venues for Kyu-Jin Cho highlight a focus on robotics and automation, including:

  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Science Robotics
  • IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Soft Robotics

Kyu-Jin Cho's body of work represents a detailed and technical approach to engineering challenges involving robotics design, materials, actuation, and sensing technologies, with applications in medical and rehabilitation engineering domains.

Best Publications

  • Meshworm: A Peristaltic Soft Robot With Antagonistic Nickel Titanium Coil Actuators

    Sangok Seok;Cagdas Denizel Onal;Kyu-Jin Cho;Robert J. Wood

  • Exo-Glove: A Wearable Robot for the Hand with a Soft Tendon Routing System

    Hyunki In;Brian Byunghyun Kang;MinKi Sin;Kyu-Jin Cho

  • Hygrobot: A self-locomotive ratcheted actuator powered by environmental humidity

    Beomjune Shin;Jonghyun Ha;Minhee Lee;Keunhwan Park

  • Jumping on water: Surface tension–dominated jumping of water striders and robotic insects

    Je-Sung Koh;Je-Sung Koh;Eunjin Yang;Gwang-Pil Jung;Sun-Pill Jung

  • Stretchable and Transparent Kirigami Conductor of Nanowire Percolation Network for Electronic Skin Applications.

    Phillip Won;Jung Jae Park;Taemin Lee;Inho Ha

  • Review of biomimetic underwater robots using smart actuators

    Won-Shik Chu;Kyung-Tae Lee;Sung-Hyuk Song;Min-Woo Han

  • Review of Manufacturing Processes for Soft Biomimetic Robots

    Kyu-Jin Cho;Je-Sung Koh;Sangwoo Kim;Won-Shik Chu

  • Flea-Inspired Catapult Mechanism for Miniature Jumping Robots

    Minkyun Noh;Seung-Won Kim;Sungmin An;Je-Sung Koh

  • Biomimetic Color Changing Anisotropic Soft Actuators with Integrated Metal Nanowire Percolation Network Transparent Heaters for Soft Robotics

    Hyeonseok Kim;Habeom Lee;Inho Ha;Jinwook Jung

  • An origami-inspired, self-locking robotic arm that can be folded flat.

    Suk-Jun Kim;Dae-Young Lee;Gwang-Pil Jung;Kyu-Jin Cho

  • Omega-Shaped Inchworm-Inspired Crawling Robot With Large-Index-and-Pitch (LIP) SMA Spring Actuators

    Je-Sung Koh;Kyu-Jin Cho

  • Exo-Glove Poly II: A Polymer-Based Soft Wearable Robot for the Hand with a Tendon-Driven Actuation System.

    Brian Byunghyun Kang;Hyungmin Choi;Haemin Lee;Kyu-Jin Cho

  • Review of machine learning methods in soft robotics

    Daekyum Kim;Daekyum Kim;Sang-Hun Kim;Taekyoung Kim;Brian Byunghyun Kang

  • Wheel Transformer: A Wheel-Leg Hybrid Robot With Passive Transformable Wheels

    Yoo-Seok Kim;Gwang-Pil Jung;Haan Kim;Kyu-Jin Cho

  • Electronic skins for soft, compact, reversible assembly of wirelessly activated fully soft robots

    Junghwan Byun;Yoontaek Lee;Jaeyoung Yoon;Byeongmoon Lee

  • Bioinspired dual-morphing stretchable origami.

    Woongbae Kim;Junghwan Byun;Jae-Kyeong Kim;Woo-Young Choi

  • Engineering design framework for a shape memory alloy coil spring actuator using a static two-state model

    Sung-Min An;Junghyun Ryu;Maenghyo Cho;Kyu-Jin Cho

  • Micro artificial muscle fiber using NiTi spring for soft robotics

    Sangbae Kim;Elliot Hawkes;Kyujin Choy;Matthew Joldaz

  • Development of a polymer-based tendon-driven wearable robotic hand

    Brian Byunghyun Kang;Haemin Lee;Hyunki In;Useok Jeong

  • Flytrap-inspired robot using structurally integrated actuation based on bistability and a developable surface.

    Seung-Won Kim;Je-Sung Koh;Jong-Gu Lee;Junghyun Ryu

Frequent Co-Authors

Maenghyo Cho
Maenghyo Cho Seoul National University
Ho-Young Kim
Ho-Young Kim Seoul National University
Seung Hwan Ko
Seung Hwan Ko Seoul National University
Chong Nam Chu
Chong Nam Chu Seoul National University
Robert J. Wood
Robert J. Wood Harvard University
Sung-Hoon Ahn
Sung-Hoon Ahn Seoul National University
Sukjoon Hong
Sukjoon Hong Hanyang University
Ronald S. Fearing
Ronald S. Fearing University of California, Berkeley
Junyeob Yeo
Junyeob Yeo Kyungpook National University

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