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Jun Wai Kow is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics and biomedical engineering, with key contributions to soft tactile sensing, flexible endoscopic systems, and soft actuator design. His most impactful work, "Adjustable Compliance Soft Sensor via an Elastically Inflatable Fluidic Dome" (2021, 14 citations), introduces a novel soft sensor with tunable stiffness, enabling safer human-robot interaction by overcoming the limitations of fixed-geometry sensors. Kow also developed the "Magnetic flexible endoscope" (2023, 5 citations), a groundbreaking platform for diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy that addresses the mechanical constraints of conventional colonoscopes, offering more intuitive control and reduced patient discomfort. His earlier work on "Thin soft layered actuator" (2018) presents a novel fabrication technique for millimeter-scale actuators, advancing the miniaturization of soft robotics. Additionally, his "Computational Design Tools for Soft Inductive Tactile Sensors" (2018) provides essential modeling frameworks to accelerate sensor design and optimization. With a focus on creating adaptive, compliant, and minimally invasive technologies, Kow’s research holds significant promise for next-generation robotic systems and medical devices, bridging the gap between soft materials and real-world clinical and robotic applications.