At the prestigious IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), students Juwan Han and Seunghyun Park were honored with the Best Paper Award in the field of medical robotics. Their paper, titled “In-vivo Tendon-Driven Rodent Ankle Exoskeleton System for Sensorimotor Rehabilitation,” was recognized for its innovation and impact in advancing sensorimotor rehabilitation technologies.

We are pleased to announce that three research papers have been accepted for presentation at ICRA 2025. Congratulations to Jaehyun Park, Yongseok Lee, Juwan Han, and Seunghyun Park on this achievement. Details of the accepted papers will be available on our YouTube channel and publication page.

Yeoeun Kim won the 2nd prize in the RED Show category at the 20th Korea Robotics Society Conference.

Yongseok Lee won the Silver Prize in the Mechanical Engineering category at the 31st Samsung Human-Tech Paper Award.

On February 10, 2025, we had the honor of welcoming LG Electronics to our lab. During the visit, we showcased our latest research through live demonstrations. The visit also served as a great opportunity for meaningful discussions and mutual exchange.

On January 22, 2025, we had the honor of welcoming POSTECH Holdings to our lab. The visit featured an overview of our core research areas, followed by live demonstrations showcasing ongoing projects.

On November 14, 2024, Professor Keehoon Kim was honored with the prestigious Minister’s Award at the Future Convergence Forum. This recognition highlights his outstanding contributions to the advancement of convergence technology. The award, presented as a certificate of commendation, acknowledges Professor Kim’s significant achievements in driving innovation and development in the field.

POSTECH alumnus (’91) Kwan-Sik Yoon (now CEO of Changin Partners) has generously donated funds to support research in the field of bionics and medical rehabilitation robotics, including robotic hand prostheses within the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He also visited our lab to share insights and encouragement.

MARCH alumnus Gucheol Jeong won the Best Paper Award at IROS 2024 and presented his work in a seminar on October 28. Jeong, Gu-Cheol, et al. “BaRiFlex: A Robotic Gripper with Versatility and Collision Robustness for Robot Learning.” 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). IEEE, 2024.

On October 23, Hyundai Motor and Kia announced the establishment of a “Robotics Research Lab” in collaboration with Seoul National University, POSTECH, and KIST.