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.
Alumnus Kwan-Sik Yoon (’91) Donates to Mechanical Engineering Advancement
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.
Best Paper Award!
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.
Hyundai Motor and Kia Collaborate with POSTECH
On October 23, Hyundai Motor and Kia announced the establishment of a “Robotics Research Lab” in collaboration with Seoul National University, POSTECH, and KIST.
New Publication!
Y. Lee and K. Kim, “Accurate Robotic Pushing Manipulation through Online Model Estimation under Uncertain Object Properties,” in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2024.3449695.
Welcome U.S. Department of Defense & KEIT!
On May 22, our laboratory was honored to welcome representatives from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Korea Planning&Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT).
New Publication!
Jaewon Byun, and Keehoon Kim. “Benefits of Employing Surface Electromyography Signals for Power-Assisted Control from an Agility Perspective.” IEEE Access (2024).
New Publication!
Man Bok Hong, Dukchan Yoon, Jaehyun Park, and Keehoon Kim. “KULEX-Wrist: Design and Analysis of Linkage-Driven Exoskeleton for Wrist Assistance”, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (2024)
New Publication!
Seoyoung Choi, Wonwoo Cho, and Keehoon Kim. “Restoring Natural Upper Limb Movement through a Wrist Prosthetic Module for Partial Hand Amputees.”, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (2023)
Congrats!
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