Kyungsik Roh
Papers
3
Total Citations
99
H-Index
3
About
Kyungsik Roh is a leading roboticist whose work bridges the critical gap between dexterous manipulation and stable bipedal locomotion. His research centers on the design and control of highly backdrivable, torque-controlled robotic systems, with a particular focus on humanoid robots and advanced robotic hands. Roh’s most significant contribution is the development of the RoboRay hand, a 14-degree-of-freedom, tendon-driven hand that achieves exceptional efficiency and backdrivability, enabling sensorless contact force measurements—a breakthrough that has garnered over 50 citations. He also led the development of the lower limbs for the RoboRay humanoid, a 13-DOF bipedal platform designed for studying force-based locomotion, and proposed a novel balancing control framework for torque-controlled biped robots. His work on cable-driven, elastic joint modules has been instrumental in creating robots that are both safe and powerful. With over 100 total citations for his key works, Roh’s innovations in backdrivable actuation and whole-body control are foundational for the next generation of human-friendly, agile robots.
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Top Papers
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- 2Development of the lower limbs for a humanoid robot32 citations · 2012
- 3Balancing control of a biped robot16 citations · 2012