Byungjun Jeon

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Byungjun Jeon is a rising leader in soft robotics and stretchable electronics, whose work reimagines how machines can move and interact with the world. His research centers on soft electromagnetic actuators and liquid-metal printing, tackling the fundamental challenge of creating fully compliant, electrically powered artificial muscles. In his landmark 2023 paper, Jeon introduced Soft Electromagnetic Artificial Muscles (SEAMs)—the first actuators to combine high-density liquid-metal solenoid coils with bistable stretchable magnetic housings, enabling rapid, electrically driven motion without rigid components. This work has already garnered 57 citations for its paradigm-shifting approach to soft actuation. Earlier, Jeon pioneered a direct printing method for sub-30 µm liquid-metal patterns on three-dimensional surfaces, solving a critical bottleneck in stretchable circuit fabrication. That 2020 paper, with 38 citations, demonstrated automated dispensing of eutectic gallium-indium onto inclined and curved substrates, opening new routes for conformable electronics. Together, these contributions establish Jeon as a key architect of next-generation soft machines—blending materials innovation with manufacturing precision to bring truly lifelike, flexible robots closer to reality.

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   Soft Electromagnetic Artificial Muscles Using High‐Density Liquid‐Metal Solenoid Coils and Bistable Stretchable Magnetic Housings

   57 citations · 2023
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   Direct printing of sub-30 <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mstyle> <mml:mi>μ</mml:mi> </mml:mstyle> </mml:math> m liquid metal patterns on three-dimensional surfaces for stretchable electronics

   38 citations · 2020

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