stDoc., Soft Robotics Research Center, Seoul National University (SNU)
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, SNU (2024) — Prof. Kyu-Jin Cho
Entrepreneurship / Startup Venture (2016–2020)
B.S., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, SNU (2013)
Welcome!
I’m a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Soft Robotics Research Center (SRRC), Seoul National University (SNU), working with Prof. Kyu-Jin Cho.
My research areas include multi-scale robotic system prototyping—from millimeter-scale insect-inspired robots to meter-scale deployable systems—covering design, fabrication, and experimental validation.
I began my graduate studies in 2013 and took a leave of absence from 2016 to early 2020 to start a company. During that time, I gained valuable experience through the full product cycle of an insect-inspired RC toy, from concept and prototyping to manufacturing, sales, and distribution. After closing the company, I returned to academia and earned my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at SNU in 2024 under the supervision of Prof. Kyu-Jin Cho.
You can find more details about me on my About page and explore the Project page for an overview of my work.
For any inquiries, feel free to contact me at email: sunpill20@snu.ac.kr
My CV can be downloaded from here.
Recent Publication
Foldable and rollable interlaced structure for deployable robotic systems
Sun-Pill Jung†, Jaeyoung Song†, Chan Kim, Haemin Lee, Inchul Jeong, Jongmin Kim, Kyu-Jin Cho*
Science Robotics (2025)
Ongoing Projects
Prehensile tail robot for robust cylindrical grasping
High-load-capacity vertically deployable foldable scaffolding
Past Projects
* Origami-inspired engineering structure (cm~m scale) *
Origami-inspired foldable rotor sail structure
Compact multi-DOF manipulator for pupil-tracked AR-HUD
Deployable Solar Sail System for a 12U CubeSat within an 8U Stowed Volume
* Bio-inspired Robots (mm~cm scale) *
Snail eye-stalk-inspired tip-growing extendable manipulator
Small-scale legged climbing mechanisms using microspines
Height-adjustable jumping module for tunable energy storage
and on-demand rapid release
Jumping performance analysis in insect-inspired jumping robots
Flea-Inspired Jumping Robot with
a Simplified Torque-Reversal Mechanism