RESEARCH INTERESTS
Mechanism Design
Bio-inspired Robots
Deployable Origami-inspired Robots
Load-bearing Structures
Multiscale Fabrication
EXPERIENCE
Jan. 2024 – Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Seoul, Korea)
Soft Robotics Research Center (SRRC), Biorobotics Lab., Seoul National University (Jan. 2026 – present)
Engineering Research Institute, Biorobotics Lab., Seoul National University (Sep. 2024 – Dec. 2025)
Advisor : Prof. Kyu-Jin Cho
Mar. 2020 - Aug. 2020
Research Assistant (prior to resuming Ph.D. studies) (Seoul, Korea)
Soft Robotics Research Center (SRRC), Biorobotics Lab., Seoul National University
Advisor : Prof. Kyu-Jin Cho
Jan.2019 - Feb. 2020
Founder & CEO (Seoul, Korea)
ZOVY Co., Ltd.
Product : RC crawler product (commercial release & sales) [Link]
Go-to-market : offline exhibitions & demos (brand awareness)
Closure : COVID-19 restrictions → offline marketing channels suspended
May. 2016 - Jan. 2017
Korea I-Corps Team (Technology Entrepreneurship Exploration) Program (including U.S. on-site training) (Seoul, Korea / United States)
National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
– Topic : crawler-based home inspection robot
– Program track : Market discovery / Problem–solution fit / Customer interviews
EDUCATION
Mar. 2013 - Aug. 2024
Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University (Seoul, Korea)
Dissertation : Deployable Robotic Arm using Fold-and-Roll Mechanism with Scalable Rigidity [Link]
Advisor : Prof. Kyu-Jin Cho
Leave of absence : Sep. 2016 – Aug. 2020 (entrepreneurship)
Mar. 2009 - Feb. 2013
B.S. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University (Seoul, Korea)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Design & Manufacturing | Embedded system | Control
Prototyping across scales
from millimeter-scale robots (jumping / crawling) to meter-scale foldable systems
Mechanical Design
AutoCAD (2D), SOLIDWORKS / Onshape (3D)
Fabrication
3D printing, Laser cutting, Heat press, Multi-material laminated fabrication (foldable 2D structure)
Embedded Systems & Control
Circuit schematic design / Electronics prototyping, MCU low-level control (Arduino, ESP32, etc.)
Analysis & Simulation
HONOR & AWARDS
Nov. 2025
Best Paper Award, KSPE Spring Conference 2025
Korean Society for Precision Engineering (KSPE)
May. 2024
1st Prize Winner, Form & Function Robotics Challenge
MassRobotics-hosted Global University Competition (Boston, MA, USA)
Jan. 2017
Excellence Award, Technology Entrepreneurship Exploration Team Demo Day
Korea I-Corps Program, Korea Entrepreneurship Foundation (KEF)
Feb. 2014
Excellence Paper Award, The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
Korea Robotics Society (KROS)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant
Mar. 2025 - Jun.2025 / Mar. 2023 - Jun. 2023 / Mar. 2022 - Jun. 2022 / Mar. 2021 - Jun. 2021
Advanced Mechanical Design Problems I : Robotics Technology Entrepreneurship(M2794.009600 – 001)
Seoul National University
Advisor : Prof. Kyu-Jin Cho
Mar. 2016- Jun. 2016
System Analysis in Mechanical Engineering (M2794.002500 – 001)
Seoul National University
Advisor : Prof. Kyu-Jin Cho
Sep. 2013 - Dec. 2013
Dynamics (446.204A – 003)
Seoul National University
Advisor : Prof. Kyu-Jin Cho