Kyong Soo Park
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Dr. Kyong Soo Park is a pioneer in biohybrid robotics, merging tissue engineering with soft robotics to create living, actuated systems. His landmark 2016 work, “Phototactic guidance of a tissue-engineered soft-robotic ray,” has garnered over 700 citations and represents a paradigm shift in biomimetic design. By patterning rat cardiomyocytes onto a flexible, ray-shaped scaffold, Park engineered a “living robot” capable of swimming and following light cues—demonstrating how biological muscle can be harnessed for controlled, autonomous movement. This breakthrough not only showcased the potential of integrating living tissues with synthetic materials but also opened new avenues for soft robotics, drug delivery, and regenerative medicine. Park’s research sits at the intersection of developmental biology, microfabrication, and control theory, offering a blueprint for future biohybrid devices that are both adaptive and energy-efficient. His work has inspired a generation of researchers to rethink the boundaries between living and artificial systems, cementing his reputation as a visionary in the field.
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- 1Phototactic guidance of a tissue-engineered soft-robotic ray713 citations · 2016