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Sungchul Kang is affiliated with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research spans across engineering and medicine, with a focus on interdisciplinary applications. They work within subfields such as mechanical engineering, condensed matter physics, biomedical engineering, control and systems engineering, and aerospace engineering.

Their main research interests include modular robots and swarm intelligence, micro and nano robotics, soft robotics and their applications, robot manipulation and learning, robotics and sensor-based localization, human pose and action recognition, as well as pituitary gland disorders and treatments.

Recent publications demonstrate diverse contributions to both engineering and medical sciences. Notable papers include:

  • "ModMan: An Advanced Reconfigurable Manipulator System With Genderless Connector and Automatic Kinematic Modeling Algorithm," 2020, published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • "GhostPose: Multi-view Pose Estimation of Transparent Objects for Robot Hand Grasping," 2021, presented at the 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
  • "Development and Preclinical Trials of a Surgical Robot System for Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery," 2020, published in International Journal of Control Automation and Systems
  • "A Study on the Ways to Resolve the US-China Conflict through Nuclear Crisis Model Case Analysis," 2023, published in Peace and Unification Review
  • "Some proposals for establishing workers' universal rights," 2025, published in LABOR LAW REVIEW

Frequent collaborators in their work include Woosub Lee, Alchan Yun, Deaho Moon, Junhyoung Ha, and Jae-Sik Chang. The variety of co-authors reflects multidisciplinary teamwork across several projects.

Their work has appeared in specialized venues such as:

  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
  • International Journal of Control Automation and Systems
  • Peace and Unification Review
  • LABOR LAW REVIEW

Best Publications

  • A Robot Joint With Variable Stiffness Using Leaf Springs

    Junho Choi;Seonghun Hong;Woosub Lee;Sungchul Kang

  • Impedance Learning for Robotic Contact Tasks Using Natural Actor-Critic Algorithm

    Byungchan Kim;Jooyoung Park;Shinsuk Park;Sungchul Kang

  • Development of tactile sensor for detecting contact force and slip

    Byungjune Choi;Hyouk Ryeol Choi;Sungchul Kang

  • Outdoor Navigation of a Mobile Robot Using Differential GPS and Curb Detection

    Seung-Hun Kim;Chi-Won Roh;Sung-Chul Kang;Min-Yong Park

  • Development of Anthropomorphic Robot Hand with Tactile Sensor : SKKU Hand II

    Byungjune Choi;Sanghun Lee;Hyouk Ryeol Choi;Sungchul Kang

  • Design of a robot joint with variable stiffness

    Junho Choi;Sunchul Park;Woosub Lee;Sung-Chul Kang

  • Robotics in Hazardous Applications

    James Trevelyan;William R. Hamel;Sung-Chul Kang

  • Safe arm design with MR-based passive compliant joints and visco—elastic covering for service robot applications

    Seong Sik Yoon;Sungchul Kang;Seung Kook Yun;Seung Jong Kim

  • A variable stiffness joint using leaf springs for robot manipulators

    Junho Choi;Seonghun Hong;Woosub Lee;Sungchul Kang

  • ROBHAZ-DT2: design and integration of passive double tracked mobile manipulator system for explosive ordnance disposal

    Sungchul Kang;Changhyun Cho;Jonghwa Lee;Dongseok Ryu

  • T-mobile: Vibrotactile display pad with spatial and directional information for hand-held device

    Gi-Hun Yang;Moon-sub Jin;Yeonsub Jin;Sungchul Kang

  • Safe arm with MR-based passive compliant joints and visco-elastic covering for service robot applications

    S.-S. Yoon;S. Kang;S.-J. Kim;Y.-H. Kim

  • A Micro-Fabricated Force Sensor Using an All Thin Film Piezoelectric Active Sensor

    Junwoo Lee;Wook Choi;Yong Kyoung Yoo;Kyo Seon Hwang

  • Continuously Variable Stiffness Mechanism Using Nonuniform Patterns on Coaxial Tubes for Continuum Microsurgical Robot

    Jongwoo Kim;Woo-Young Choi;Sungchul Kang;Chunwoo Kim

  • Frequency domain stability observer and active damping control for stable haptic interaction

    D. Ryu;J.-B. Song;S. Kang;M. Kim

  • Robotics in Hazardous Applications

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  • Design of a Static Balancing Mechanism for a Serial Manipulator With an Unconstrained Joint Space Using One-DOF Gravity Compensators

    Changhyun Cho;Sungchul Kang

  • External force estimation using joint torque sensors for a robot manipulator

    Le Dinh Phong;Junho Choi;Sungchul Kang

  • Toward a solution to the snapping problem in a concentric-tube continuum robot: Grooved tubes with anisotropy

    Ji-Suk Kim;Dae-Young Lee;Keri Kim;Sungchul Kang

  • Anisotropic Patterning to Reduce Instability of Concentric-Tube Robots

    Dae-Young Lee;Jongwoo Kim;Ji-Suk Kim;Changyeob Baek

  • Macro-micro manipulation with visual tracking and its application to wheel assembly

    Changhyun Cho;Sungchul Kang;Munsang Kim;Jae Bok Song

  • ModMan: An Advanced Reconfigurable Manipulator System With Genderless Connector and Automatic Kinematic Modeling Algorithm

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  • Development of a six DOF haptic master for teleoperation of a mobile manipulator

    Dongseok Ryu;Jae Bok Song;Changhyun Cho;Sungchul Kang

  • Development of Tactile Sensor for Detecting Contact Force and Slip

    Byung-June Choi;Sung-Chul Kang;Hyouk-Ryeol Choi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jae-Bok Song
Jae-Bok Song Korea University
Dong-Soo Kwon
Dong-Soo Kwon Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Hyouk Ryeol Choi
Hyouk Ryeol Choi Sungkyunkwan University
Euntai Kim
Euntai Kim Yonsei University
Kyu-Jin Cho
Kyu-Jin Cho Seoul National University
Soohyun Kim
Soohyun Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Kazuo Tanie
Kazuo Tanie Tokyo Metropolitan University
Jong Hyuk Park
Jong Hyuk Park Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Kazuhito Yokoi
Kazuhito Yokoi National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Euisik Yoon
Euisik Yoon University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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