Papers
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Total Citations
89
H-Index
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About
Eunhye Kim is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of bio-inspired robotics and tissue engineering, whose work bridges the gap between living biological systems and artificial machines. Her primary research areas include bio-hybrid actuation, soft robotics, and biomimetic manipulation. Kim’s most significant contribution is the development of modular bio-actuators (MBAs)—cultured skeletal muscles with tendon-like PDMS structures that can be easily integrated into micro-robots, enabling unprecedented design flexibility and control. She also advanced the construction of 3-D vascular networks using magnetic fibers to create hepatic-lobule-like structures, a critical step toward sustaining living tissues in vitro. Her early work on the KIST hand, a dexterous under-actuated robot hand with nine degrees of freedom, demonstrated high-power grasping and remains influential with 44 citations. Kim has further innovated by designing soft sensors for feedback control of bio-actuators and creating a snail-inspired soft robot that mimics peristaltic locomotion. Her research, cited over 80 times, is shaping the future of bio-hybrid systems, where living muscle and synthetic components work in harmony for applications in medical devices, soft robotics, and tissue engineering.
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Top Papers
- 1A dexterous robot hand with a bio-mimetic mechanism44 citations · 2011
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- 6Analysis grasp stability for multi-fingered robot hand4 citations · 2010
- 7A Soft Robot Mimicking snail’s foot3 citations · 2018