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Junehu Park is a pioneering researcher at the forefront of biohybrid robotics, where living biological tissues are integrated with synthetic materials to create miniature, muscle-powered machines. His major contributions lie in developing untethered, remotely controlled biohybrid robots, a significant leap from earlier, externally controlled systems. In his highly cited 2023 work (117 citations), Park demonstrated the first battery-free, wirelessly controlled muscle-driven robots, merging optogenetics with on-board electronics to enable precise, remote activation. This breakthrough overcomes a critical barrier in the field, opening doors for applications in targeted drug delivery, environmental sensing, and soft robotics. Park’s earlier 2021 study (39 citations) further advanced the field by employing computational design to systematically optimize the gait and maneuverability of tissue-engineered walking machines, moving beyond trial-and-error approaches. By combining living cellular scaffolds with wireless optoelectronics and computational modeling, Park is not only engineering a new class of biological machines but also establishing the foundational principles for their design and control. His work represents a transformative step toward truly autonomous, living robots.
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