Papers
62
Total Citations
841
H-Index
14
About
Chanhun Park is a distinguished robotics researcher whose work spans robotic manipulation, human-robot interaction, and advanced gripper design. With a career anchored in both industrial and anthropomorphic robotics, Park has made significant contributions to how robots grasp, sense, and collaborate with humans in real-world environments. Park's most impactful work centers on dexterous robotic hands and grippers. His 2021 paper on an integrated linkage-driven anthropomorphic robotic hand, which has amassed over 200 citations, addressed the long-standing challenge of achieving human-level dexterity without bulky external actuators. Complementing this, his shape-adaptive soft parallel gripper (2020, 60 citations) introduced stiffness-variable composite structures to enable delicate object handling — a critical advancement for industrial automation. A recurring theme in Park's research is dual-arm robot systems for precision assembly, with foundational work dating to 2008 that shaped automation strategies for automotive and IT manufacturing. His contributions to force/torque sensing and intrinsic contact detection have further strengthened safe human-robot collaboration frameworks. More recently, his variable-stiffness morphing wheel concept demonstrates a broadening creative vision beyond manipulation. Across his career, Park's research has accumulated nearly 500 citations, reflecting his sustained influence on practical, human-centered robotics engineering.
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Top Papers
- 1Integrated linkage-driven dexterous anthropomorphic robotic hand200 citations · 2021
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- 4Six-Axis Force/Torque Fingertip Sensor for an Anthropomorphic Robot Hand40 citations · 2020
- 5Dual arm robot for packaging and assembling of IT products39 citations · 2012
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- 10Performance Evaluation of Industrial Dual-Arm Robot19 citations · 2008