Soo-Hwan Chae
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Research Interests

  • Bio-inspired robotics
  • Soft robotics
  • Locomotive robots
  • Exploration robots
  • Smart actuators & fabrications
  • Dynamic modeling & Simulation

Experience

Period Experience
Mar. 2026
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Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Bio Mimetic Robot Research Center, Biorobotics Lab., Seoul National University
  • Advisor: Prof. Kyu-Jin Cho
Jan. 2024
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Jun. 2024
Visiting Researcher in Collective Embodied Intelligence Laboratory
  • Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
  • Research topic: Collective Manipulation of Small Mobile Robots through Elastic Membrane
  • Advisor: Prof. Kirstin Hagelskjaer Petersen

Education

Period Education
Mar. 2018
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Feb. 2026
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Dissertation: “A Jumping-Crawling Robot with Enhanced Agility and Energy Density via Spring-Linkage and Transmission-Latch Decoupling Mechanisms”
Advisor: Prof. Kyu-Jin Cho
Mar. 2013
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Aug. 2017
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Advisor: Prof. Noo-Li Jeon

Research Experiences

Period Research experience
2024
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Present
Jumping-Crawling Robot with Enhanced Energy Density
  • Reliable energy release under high spring force
  • Two-step clutch design: decoupling two functions - power transmission and spring latching
Contributed the original idea, design, prototyping, experiments
2024
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Present
Jumping Robot with Bi-Articular Springs
  • Effectiveness of the bi-articulation on jumping robot
Contributed the design, prototyping, experiments
2024
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Present
Collective Manipulation of Small Mobile Robots through Elastic Membrane
  • Robots manipulate and launch a small object without vision, enabled by elastic membrane: tension, vibration, and elastic potential energy
Contributed the original idea, design, prototyping, experiments
2022
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2024
Climbing Robot Adaptable to Various Surfaces (Microspine, Electroadhesion)
  • Utilizing both microspine and electro-adhesion enables the robot to climb rough and smooth surfaces.
Contributed the original idea, design, prototyping, experiments
2018
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2022
Jumping-Crawling Robot with Enhanced Agility
  • Rapid transition of locomotion and jumping height adjustment
  • Clutch design: decoupling the spring and the linkage
Contributed the original idea, design, prototyping, experiments
2018
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2022
Jumping-Gliding Robot with Deployable Glider
  • Ladybird beetle inspired compliant origami: rapid self-deployable and self-locking ability
  • Glider is lightweight, compactly foldable, rapidly deployable, and bearing aerodynamic forces
Contributed the prototyping, experiments
2020
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2022
Jumping-Crawling Robot with Small Form Factor (sub 100 g, 10 cm)
  • Miniaturizing the jumping and crawling mechanism
Contributed the design, prototyping
2018
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2020
Crawling Robot with High Payload Capacity
  • Low-profile crawling robot with high payload capacity based on the slider-crank mechanism
Contributed the prototyping, experiments
2018
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2019
Jumping-Crawling Robot with Trajectory Adjusting Capability
  • Adjusting the trajectory by controlling the crawling and jumping speed
  • Height adjustable jumping mechanism: active triggering clutch
Contributed the experiments
2018
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2019
Effectiveness of the Leg Stiffness on Crawling Robot
  • Experimental evaluation of leg stiffness effect on crawling robot
Contributed the original idea, design, prototyping, experiments
2018
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2019
S-Shape Crawling Robot with High Obstacle Overcoming Capability
  • Large deformation shape morphing allows the robot to overcome obstacles
Contributed the prototyping, experiments

Technical Skills

Technical Skills
  • Various prototyping skills and experiences (3D printer, Laser machining, CNC, Mold casting, etc.)
  • CAD design (SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD)
  • Robot Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MATLAB, SIMULINK, C)
  • Embedded controller hardware design (STM, KiCAD)

Awards

Period Awards
Mar. 2022 Outstanding TA Award in Creative Engineering Design Course, College of Engineering, Seoul National University
Apr. 2019 1st prize winner, RoboSoft Locomotion Challenge, 2019 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics
May 2018 2nd prize winner, RoboSoft Locomotion Challenge, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics

Teaching Experiences

Period Teaching Experience
Fall 2021
Fall 2020
Teaching Assistant
  • Creative Engineering Design (Prof. Kyu-Jin Cho)
  • Seoul National University
2025 – Present
2020 – 2022
Tutoring UROP
  • Led multiple students for the Undergraduate Research Opportunities