Sang‐Min Baek
Papers
11
Total Citations
350
H-Index
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About
Sang‐Min Baek is a leading researcher in bio-inspired robotics, specializing in multimodal locomotion, origami-based mechanisms, and insect-scale robot design. His work focuses on creating small, agile robots that combine jumping, crawling, and even underwater maneuvering capabilities, drawing inspiration from ladybird beetles and other insects. Baek’s most influential contribution is the “Ladybird beetle–inspired compliant origami” (2020, 132 citations), which introduced deformable origami facets for energy storage and self-locking, overcoming limitations of traditional rigid designs. He also developed the JumpRoACH (2019, 100 citations), a milliscale robot with trajectory-adjustable jumping and self-righting, significantly enhancing obstacle negotiation. His SNUMAX robot won the RoboSoft Grand Challenge (2016), demonstrating multifunctional soft robotics for adaptive environments. Baek’s work has advanced energy-efficient, agile robots through rapid locomotion transitions and buoyancy-mediated flutter for underwater tasks. With over 350 total citations, his research bridges fundamental biomechanics and practical robotics, offering scalable solutions for search-and-rescue, environmental monitoring, and exploration.
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Top Papers
- 1Ladybird beetle–inspired compliant origami132 citations · 2020
- 2JumpRoACH: A Trajectory-Adjustable Integrated Jumping–Crawling Robot100 citations · 2019
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- 7CaseCrawler: A Lightweight and Low-Profile Crawling Phone Case Robot5 citations · 2020
- 8Development of the sub-10 cm, sub-100 g jumping–crawling robot3 citations · 2023
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